Petition · past parliament

Make protective clothing and equipment available to security guards by law.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Security guards are being assaulted more and more in recent years. We want to be able to have a bit more protection to protect us from physical injury. Security Guards should be be given stab vests and other protective equipment to help keep physical injury to a minimum.

Why it was rejected

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

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about the equipment provided to security staff are a matter for individual employers, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We could accept a petition calling on the Government to require all licensed security staff to wear certain equipment while on duty. Provision of this equipment would be a matter for individual security workers and their employers, not the Government or Parliament.

Timeline

21 Aug 2022 Petition opened for signatures
23 Aug 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 23 Aug 2022

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