Make it a crime to purposely delay ringing the emergency services
I believe it should be a crime for a person to purposely delay ringing the emergency services in a medical emergency. I would like the Government to introduce legislation to make this a crime.
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 10,385/100,000
- 21 JUL 2025Government respondedMinistry of JusticeGovernment reply
Currently, the Government has no plans to legislate to make it a crime to delay calling emergency services during a medical emergency.
Read full response - 10 JUL 2025Petition closedFinal total: 10,385 signatures
- 04 JUL 202510,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 10 JAN 2025Petition opened for signatures