Petition · Department of Health and Social Care

Require personal care in care homes to be done by carers of the same sex

Closed 51 signatures

What the petition asks

Make it a requirement that residents in a care home only have same sex carers carrying out a residents' personal care. We think this would reduce the risk of sexual abuse of vulnerable people.

Timeline

4 Apr 2025 Petition opened for signatures
4 Oct 2025 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 51
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 4 Apr 2025
Closed 4 Oct 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 19 Aug 2026.