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Legal requirement for defibrillators in public buildings and sports facilities

Submitted on Wednesday 16th June 2021

Rejected on Tuesday 22nd June 2021

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

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Legal requirement for defibrillators in public buildings and sports facilities

Petition Details

Following the cardiac arrest of footballer Cristian Eriksen in the UEFA European Championships, it highlights the importance of a using a defibrillator to maximise a person’s chance of survival following a cardiac arrest. As a minimum, these should be a legal requirement in all leisure facilities

Additional Information

“For every minute it takes for the defibrillator to reach someone and deliver a shock, their chances of survival reduce by up to 10%.” - British Heart Foundation


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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/572576
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/588724

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