Petition · Cabinet Office
legislation for accountability within NHS, Police, CPS and findings of Inquiries
Open for signatures
2,662 signatures
What the petition asks
We ask the UK government to introduce legislation requiring enforceable measures for the NHS, police and CPS where serious failings or neglibence are identified.
This should include a statutory duty for organisations and individuals to act transparently and honestly during investigations
This should include a statutory duty for organisations and individuals to act transparently and honestly during investigations
Senior leaders within the NHS, Police & CPS must be held responsibile when failures of duty happen.
Following serious incidents in our country that lead to Inquiries, lessons are not learnt, mistakes are not acknowledged and so trust in public services erodes.
Lessons from Inquiries that are expensive to hold, in the first place, must be embedded by law. An example is the Clunis Inquiry where lessons were not learnt or unlearnt because they was no statutory power to embed them in systems.
Following serious incidents in our country that lead to Inquiries, lessons are not learnt, mistakes are not acknowledged and so trust in public services erodes.
Lessons from Inquiries that are expensive to hold, in the first place, must be embedded by law. An example is the Clunis Inquiry where lessons were not learnt or unlearnt because they was no statutory power to embed them in systems.
Timeline
| 15 Jul 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
2,662
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
15 Jul 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.