Submitted on Monday 7th December 2015
Rejected on Wednesday 9th December 2015
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Save our lollipop men and women
The council hopes to save £171,000 by cutting the funding for the crossing patrols. The final decision will not be made until February 2016 but we can’t sit back and allow this to happen. The lollipop men and women are essential to improve the safety of our children while walking to and from school
Only a few years ago the local council recognised that schools required safer crossings as a result of several incidents being reported. Now it seems they have forgotten the reason they employed lollipop men and women in the first place. We cannot rely on young children to have good road sense and we certainly cannot rely on drivers to give way at schools. A lollipop man or woman in highly reflective clothing with a stop sign has authority on the road, drivers will see them and stop.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. Spending on lollipop men and women is the responsibility of your local council.
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