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Legislate for the statutory regulation of 'Counsellor' and 'Psychotherapist'

Submitted by Georgina Brocklehurst on Thursday 1st January 2026

Published on Tuesday 3rd February 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Monday 3rd August 2026

Current Signatures: 726
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Coaches ~ End ~ family breakdown ~ FITNESS ~ health services ~ INFLUENCERS ~ Integrity ~ Legally ~ Mandatory ~ mentalhealth ~ Oversight ~ Restore ~ Reviewed ~ Safety ~ Standards ~ training ~ Viewing ~ Voluntary ~ West

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Popularity

This petition has 726 signatures in total, with signatories from 396 constituencies. That makes it the 345th most popular open petition, and the 9,172nd most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 56% (low) and a Local Issue Rating of 7% (low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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