Demand Sadiq Khan carryout a public enquiry into the Death of Bus Drivers.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

More than 65 London Bus Drivers have lost their lives during h this Covid-19 Pandemic.
Safety measures implementation were slow . The office of National statistics show that A London Bus Driver was more than 2X more likely to catch Covid-19 . A high risk vocation!!The bereaved need answers.

The Mayor of London must be scrutinised for his handling of the safety of Transport workers specifically in Surface Transport. This may be the first of many Pandemics so lessons need to learned. With Such a high death rate Transport For London need to learn from any mistakes and better protect London Bus Drivers.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Petitions must call for a specific action that the UK Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about inquiries by the London Assembly or Mayor of London are a matter for the London Assembly or Mayor of London, not the Government or Parliament. As a result it is not possible for the Government or Parliament to take the action you have requested.

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Timeline

8 Dec 2021	Petition opened for signatures
13 Dec 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 13 Dec 2021

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