Require all elected public officials have a clean enhanced DBS prior to start
We think we need to restore faith in politics, both locally and nationally. Nurses, teachers, doctors, carers; each require enhanced criminal background checks to enable them to help people. We think that these standards should also apply to elected officials.
Signatures
152
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 152/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 152/100,000
- 13 AUG 2025Petition closedFinal total: 152 signatures
- 13 FEB 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
We believe that an enhanced criminal background check is a method of ensuring a person can be trusted. Given the number of people impacted by local and national politicians, we think it is prescient to consider implementing a process of procuring a clean enhanced DBS from each elected candidate prior to their starting work. This could help increase trust in our local and national politicians.