Petition

Develop UK guidance for standardised near miss reporting and learning

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Require the HSE to publish national guidance on standardised near miss reporting in complex socio-technical systems. The guidance should support consistent reporting, systems thinking and organisational learning from both risk identification and successful risk mitigation.
Near-miss reporting is widely encouraged but there is no national guidance on how organisations should systematically analyse and learn from these events, particularly in complex socio-technical systems. I ask Parliament to support the HSE in developing guidance to standardise near-miss reporting and promote systems thinking, helping organisations learn from both risks that are identified and the actions that successfully prevent harm, improving safety and organisational learning.

Why it was rejected

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

This is an operational matter for HSE to undertake and isn't the direct responsibility of Government or of Parliament.

Timeline

1 Jul 2026 Petition opened for signatures
29 Jul 2026 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Jul 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 10 Aug 2026.