Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice
Make it easier to become a deputy for a person with severe learning disabilities
Closed
470 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should make it easier for people to become a deputy for a person with severe learning disabilities. This should include removing all fees for becoming and acting as a deputy, and making it possible to be appointed as a deputy without needing a court order or solicitor.
I have an adult son with severe learning difficulties, but I cannot afford to become a Health and Welfare deputy without going into debt, and not being recognised as a deputy makes it difficult to ensure my son gets the support and treatment he needs.
The Government should make it easier for people to become deputies for a person with severe learning disabilities so the cost and bureaucracy of doing so does not adversely affect people with these disabilities, or those that care for them.
The Government should make it easier for people to become deputies for a person with severe learning disabilities so the cost and bureaucracy of doing so does not adversely affect people with these disabilities, or those that care for them.
Timeline
| 22 Dec 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Jun 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
470
Status
Closed
Department
Ministry of Justice
Opened
22 Dec 2020
Closed
22 Jun 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.