Petition · past parliament

Defibrillators to be issued to all grassroots sports teams.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Allow funding for defibrillators to be allocated to every grass roots sports club/team across the UK, which will allow local communities access also.
More and more cases of undetected heart conditions causing massive heart attacks in children and young adults.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for a similar action: Make it mandatory to have a defibrillator at every grassroots/county sports club

Timeline

12 Jun 2021 Petition opened for signatures
18 Jun 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 Jun 2021

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