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Create a legal entitlement to two weeks’ paid bereavement leave for employees

Submitted by Alice Cutler on Friday 16th January 2026

Published on Monday 16th February 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Sunday 16th August 2026

Current Signatures: 214
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Admin ~ Benefits ~ Create ~ Economy ~ Ensure ~ Forced ~ Loss ~ Protecting ~ Reported ~ Separate ~ UK economy ~ weeks

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 214 signatures in total, with signatories from 156 constituencies. That makes it the 663rd most popular open petition, and the 15,660th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 34% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 8% (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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