The proposed cuts to inclusion will affect ALL children in Edinburgh schools, disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable.  Some of the proposed cuts are currently as follows - Removal of a central Additional Support for Learning (ASL) service - Removal of Forest school. - Removal of Hospital education services  - Restructuring of Educational Psychology department. - Removal or paring back holiday hub service that supports disabled and ASN children in the school holidays.  - Adding more duties to PSA job descriptions including the expectation that they will have to deal with physical violence as standard.  - It is unclear what will happen to English as an Additional Language services, one of the largest additional support needs in the city. Why is this petition important? Despite the spin that this is merely restructuring, it is quite clear that this is a cost-cutting exercise for an already overstretched service.  The cuts will have a huge negative impact on ALL children's education: disproportionately impacting both children with disabilities and those from minority ethnic backgrounds. Over the last year, the  families of children with ASN have already fought CEC attempts to remove Edinburgh Childcare for All (afterschool care for disabled children), the Enhanced Support Bases (support for ASN pupils in mainstream schools) and Holiday Hubs (holiday support for disabled children who can't attend typical holiday clubs). Concerned parents have attempted to consult with CEC over the last year but are extremely disappointed with how this has been handled. Surveys and engagement meetings appear to be tick box exercises, with concerns expressed by parents and teaching staff not being addressed and unrealistic timescales being imposed.  Therefore we need your help. We  ALL need to work together and raise our voices to make CEC listen and realise that their plans are not acceptable. By sharing and signing this petition and writing to your councillors,  you can add your voice to tell Edinburgh councillors loud and clear to STOP INCLUSION CUTS. What’s the bigger picture? School should be accessible to all children, regardless of disability or support needs. 48% of school pupils across Lothian have some sort of Additional Support Need, a percentage dramatically rising. Removal of any of these services is going to be detrimental to ALL our children. According to the Scottish Government, “Disabled people should have freedom, dignity, choice and control over their lives. We want to remove the barriers that stop people from enjoying equal access to full citizenship.” These plans are clearly at odds with this ethos.  The Holyrood Education, Children and Young People Committee 2024/4 inquiry into Additional support needs in Education found that local authorities were already failing to implement mainstreaming properly, saying 'the situation for children with additional support needs is intolerable' (Susan Webber MSP Committee Convener) By signing this petition, you are also telling the Scottish Government that they need make good on their promises and provide adequate budgets for councils to be able to protect these services. 

Over the years one of the most popular events On a Sunday morning was Brighouse car boot sale over 100 cars attended , it was stoped due to Covid . The council refuse to bring it back and will not give a reason why.

It is an iconic and handsome building, built during the depression to give work to the people of Poole.

It is important that this issue is addressed so no more life are sadly lost.

This is an infringement of their human rights (Article 3. European Court of Human Rights). In a new report on YOI Feltham, the HMPI report of January 2024 found the use of segregation had increased significantly, with seven children found to have been segregated for more than 50 days and two for more 100 days. (HMP Inspectorate report, Feltham B, 2024) We want to use this petition to lobby Timpson and the government to make separating children in to solitary illegal, which in turn would lead to calls for alternative methods of supporting children in prison, which in turns requires greater investment for education and rehabilitation

This is important for our colleagues but to us, nurses of all generations supporting each other.  This is important for students of University of Brighton to have a positive relationship of trust with the tutors of the University and the Exam board.  The NHS depends on each and every one of us to contribute to the immense gap in the workforce.  The decision of this board can encourage current and future students when taking into consideration their place of study. 

St. Christopher's has served our local community for generations and provides an invaluable service to the local residents acting as a community hub and food bank. If the closure of this vital asset is allowed to continue then the people who are in need in our community shall be severely diminished and left without. The church also serves as a ballot station and has done so for much time and if a place such as St. Christophers has served a role in deciding our country's future which it has for some time, then the history of that place and its importance as a pillar in the past of our community should be more widely recognised and considered.  Please help support this landmark of Norris Green and allow it to serve our future generations. Support our petition to prevent the closure of St Christopher's church. Thank you.

Currently, social housing providers don’t legally have to provide flooring in properties beyond bathrooms and kitchens, or any curtains. This means many tenants in Wiltshire move into properties that are empty, unfurnished, cold shells. Nationally, 29% of private rented properties are let as furnished or partly furnished compared to just 2% of social rented properties. National Citizens Advice data shows that people living in social housing are almost twice as likely to need to use a food bank as people living in privately rented housing, and a lack of furnishings is reported to contribute to this figure. The main impact of moving into a bare home includes the cost of buying flooring and curtains, which can push households into financial hardship and reduce their ability to pay rent and bills. If households are unable to spend the hundreds of pounds needed to make a property liveable, they might live with bare floors that are a safety hazard and create dust, and in a cold property with no privacy due to a lack of curtains. In every town in Wiltshire, there are cold and bare houses, some with cardboard for flooring and tarpaulin or sheets for curtains, because these basic items weren't provided. "It was very overwhelming having all of that to contend with. People moving into social housing are usually people with very limited resources, flooring especially is such a significant cost, going without is very difficult, especially with young children. I personally ended up in debt, which I'm still paying off, 3 years later, due to the amount of work that needed doing. I did not know that no flooring at all would be provided." - Quote from a Wiltshire tenant via our campaign survey. Bare homes affect mental and physical health, the wellbeing of children, and contribute to social isolation. Providing flooring and curtains before tenants move in is linked to reduced rent arrears, longer tenancies and a range of other benefits around finances, health and wellbeing.

Pay-per-mile in the uk is something which may be on the cards very soon. The people of the UK already being battered by rising costs of everything, including gas, electric, Council tax, water to name but a few, cannot afford another hike such as this which will see some drivers paying over £1000 just to get to work each year. Getting all drivers to pay per mile will have a adverse affect on tourism, businesses, import and export as well as the average person in the street who owns a car. Could this not lend itself to some businesses laying off staff to try and combat the rising prices, some businesses closing down with the same affect and some people who will just not be able to afford to go to work. The consequence of the action of bringing in such a idiotic pay-per-mile scheme could be far reaching. STOP the pay-per-mile scheme... Please sign the petition and show your support to stop another stealth tax, please get this to go viral so we are listened to.

Please support this petition against the dangerous decision to close MIU at Nighttime on November 1st 8pm to 8am. And without a consideration of a consultation by service users. 

This proposal is unfair and does not take into account the residents and people that use nearby businesses and buildings. Imposing a no waiting zone force people to park further away and exacerbate the parking situation immensely. As well as cause a massive inconvenience to many people whom live in the area.  We accept there is a rush at school drop off and pick up times, this is something that has been going on for 50 years without many serious incidents. We reject the proposal to inconvenience so many people for the complaints of a few people that won't even be affected adversely by the proposed changes. 

Those of us who want to see Poole thrive as a community, must save the Civic Centre for future generations. This building could be used for affordable housing, community spaces, business hubs and council services. If the civic centre is sold off, we’ll never get it back – and Poole doesn’t need another load of posh flats that local people can’t afford.