Petition · Department of Health and Social Care

Make it a requirement for hotels to have ceiling hoists in accessible rooms

Closed 76 signatures

What the petition asks

There are very few hotels in the whole of the UK that have ceiling hoists. This means non-ambulatory people can't go on holiday or rely on hotels as temp accommodation. We think this needs to change. Gov need to make it a requirement for hotels to include a ceiling hoist in accessible rooms
Many people requiring temporary or emergency accommodation are not able to stay in a local hotel due to the lack of ceiling hoists. They may have to travel several hours between their work and the nearest accessible hotel. It also means if non-ambulatory people wanted to holiday in UK they cannot. We believe this needs to change so disabled people can have the same quality of life as non-disabled.

Timeline

7 Aug 2025 Petition opened for signatures
7 Feb 2026 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 76
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 7 Aug 2025
Closed 7 Feb 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 16 Aug 2026.