Petition · past parliament

Verify all within the creative sector & industry with background checks and IDs

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Provide an independent verification service (consisting of DBS background check, ID verification etc) for all within the industry such as songwriters/ musicians/ models/ photographers/ coaches/ mentors/ etc
Provide an independent verification program in order to safeguard within the industry alongside providing an independent governing body to protect, monitor, safeguard within all aspects of industry.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We understand you're concerned about background checks for people working in creative industries, however we're not sure how such a 'verification service' would differ from services already available to employers in the arts and cultural sector, such as the DBS system. It's also not clear what the results of such checks would be used for.

You could have a petition calling for the Government to require all employers in the creative industries to obtain DBS checks on all their employees, if that is something you'd like to see happen.

Timeline

13 Jul 2021 Petition opened for signatures
20 Jul 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 Jul 2021

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