Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Stop all proposed changes to the Human Medicine Regulations

Rejected 217 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK government are consulting on proposed changes to the Human Medicine Regulations 2012 and the Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 in relation to the rollout of coronavirus and influenza vaccinations.
Laws, restrictions & adequate liability are essential safeguards that should not be changed.

Changes, even temporary, should not be made to bend or stretch to fit the situation.

Unlicensed medicines should not be in the public domain

Those responsible for damages caused by vaccinations placed on the market should not be waived from civil liability. If they are safe there is no need for a waiver.

To protect the public from harm only fully trained registered practitioners, that have adequate liability cover, should be able to administer vaccinations.

Unlicensed medicines should not be advertised to the public who rely on authority for reliable advice.

Vaccines should not be traded wholesale without a licence.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

An older petition calling for the same action is already open for signing. As we cannot allow multiple petitions which call for the same Government action, this petition should have been rejected as a duplicate of the older petition. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls on the Government to not implement proposed changes to the Human Medicines Regulations: Do not implement proposed changes to Human Medicine Regulations.

Timeline

15 Sep 2020 Petition opened for signatures
16 Sep 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 217
Status Rejected
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 15 Sep 2020
Rejected 16 Sep 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.