PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk

Introduce a Public Office Act to hold MPs liable for gross negligence.

To ensure that Members of Parliament and senior public officials can be held legally accountable when their decisions cause serious public harm through gross negligence, wilful disregard, or failure to act on known risks. Duty of Care in Governance.

Last fetched 18 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk

Signatures

signatures

Government response threshold (10,000) · 10/10,000

Debate threshold (100,000) · 10/100,000

Petition progress2 events · Oct – Dec 2025

02 DEC 2025
Petition rejected
no-action
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do that is different or additional to current and proposed laws, such as the existing common law offences of misconduct in public office, and gross negligence manslaughter, and the new offences to be created by the Public Office (Accountability) Bill.
22 OCT 2025
Petition created

Background

When those in power make decisions that lead to preventable harm — to children, to the vulnerable, to the public at large — and walk away without consequence, that is not democracy. That is failure without accountability are calling for a Public Office Accountability Act — a law that says no one, no matter how powerful, is above responsibility.