Submitted by Neil Long on Tuesday 17th March 2026
Published on Friday 17th April 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Saturday 17th October 2026
Current Signatures: 31
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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Armed Forces ~ arms ~ Defence ~ Enable ~ Ensure ~ Fairness ~ Fairs ~ FITNESS ~ Forced ~ Individuals ~ Opportunity ~ Pool ~ Poole ~ Recruitment ~ Reviewed ~ Safety ~ Standards ~ talented ~ type 1 diabetes
Allow People with Type 1 Diabetes to Serve in the UK Armed Forces
We call on the UK Government to review Armed Forces recruitment policies to allow people with Type 1 diabetes to serve. Modern treatments enable individuals to meet fitness and performance standards. Eligibility should be assessed individually, not through automatic exclusion
Why is this important?
Excluding all people with Type 1 diabetes denies capable individuals the opportunity to contribute to national defence. It reinforces outdated perceptions and fails to recognise how far treatment and self-management have advanced.
A fair, evidence-based approach would ensure the Armed Forces can recruit from the widest possible talent pool while maintaining operational effectiveness and safety.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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