Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Create a user-led, independent body to support CQC to monitor secure settings
Closed
366 signatures
What the petition asks
We believe an independent body led by people with lived experience should be created to work with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to monitor secure settings such as hospitals and assessment and treatment unit (ATUs), and hold them to account.
We have seen too many enquiries and reports talking about abuse. ‘We are sick, angry & upset; we wonder who cares about our lives?’. As of March 2019, over 2,000 learning disabled and autistic people were detained in ATUs & secure hospitals in the UK. This needs to stop.
#WeAreHumanToo are working for change, in 2021 there are concerns that repeated abuse in some institutions is still happening. People are being stripped of their Human Rights, living in fear without a voice.
#WeAreHumanToo are working for change, in 2021 there are concerns that repeated abuse in some institutions is still happening. People are being stripped of their Human Rights, living in fear without a voice.
Timeline
| 9 Jun 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Dec 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
366
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
9 Jun 2021
Closed
9 Dec 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.