Bedford

The people of Bedford have contributed a total of 10,909 signatures to 504 currently open petitions. That's below average.

Top petitions in Bedford

Open petitions with the most signatures

1. Call a General Election
   Opened on Wednesday 20th November 2024
   3,262 signatures so far in Bedford

2. Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.
   Opened on Thursday 28th November 2024
   468 signatures so far in Bedford

3. Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders
   Opened on Friday 23rd May 2025
   376 signatures so far in Bedford

4. Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000
   Opened on Friday 20th December 2024
   356 signatures so far in Bedford

5. Make it mandatory for drivers to provide Driving Licence to get insurance
   Opened on Tuesday 20th May 2025
   326 signatures so far in Bedford

6. Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers
   Opened on Monday 20th January 2025
   293 signatures so far in Bedford

7. Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures
   Opened on Friday 14th February 2025
   248 signatures so far in Bedford

8. Tighten the rules on political donations
   Opened on Wednesday 22nd January 2025
   222 signatures so far in Bedford

9. Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!
   Opened on Tuesday 26th November 2024
   220 signatures so far in Bedford

10. Allow transgender people to self-identify their legal gender.
    Opened on Thursday 12th December 2024
    173 signatures so far in Bedford

11. Don't apply VAT to independent school fees, or remove business rates relief.
    Opened on Monday 2nd December 2024
    164 signatures so far in Bedford

12. Make all forms of 'geo-engineering' affecting the environment illegal
    Opened on Monday 23rd December 2024
    159 signatures so far in Bedford

13. Introduce a compensation scheme for WASPI women
    Opened on Thursday 21st November 2024
    158 signatures so far in Bedford

14. Raise statutory maternity/paternity pay to match the National Living Wage
    Opened on Tuesday 18th March 2025
    149 signatures so far in Bedford

15. Ban non-stun slaughter in the UK
    Opened on Thursday 21st November 2024
    141 signatures so far in Bedford

16. Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions
    Opened on Friday 9th May 2025
    124 signatures so far in Bedford

17. End the Badger cull and adopt other approaches to bovine TB control
    Opened on Thursday 28th November 2024
    115 signatures so far in Bedford

18. Reduce the ILR qualifying period from 5 years to 3 years for legal immigrants
    Opened on Thursday 23rd January 2025
    114 signatures so far in Bedford

19. Ban driven grouse shooting
    Opened on Friday 22nd November 2024
    111 signatures so far in Bedford

20. End the use of cages and crates for all farmed animals
    Opened on Friday 24th January 2025
    106 signatures so far in Bedford

Open petitions of local interest

1. Make it mandatory for drivers to provide Driving Licence to get insurance
   Opened on Tuesday 20th May 2025
   326 signatures so far in Bedford

2. Provide funding on the improvement on social housing conditions.
   Opened on Thursday 17th April 2025
   13 signatures so far in Bedford

3. Call a General Election
   Opened on Wednesday 20th November 2024
   3,262 signatures so far in Bedford

4. Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.
   Opened on Thursday 28th November 2024
   468 signatures so far in Bedford

5. Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders
   Opened on Friday 23rd May 2025
   376 signatures so far in Bedford

6. Secure the release and return of British nationals arbitrarily detained in India
   Opened on Monday 16th December 2024
   60 signatures so far in Bedford

7. Reinstate release of certain serious offenders half-way through their sentence
   Opened on Tuesday 14th January 2025
   75 signatures so far in Bedford

8. Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000
   Opened on Friday 20th December 2024
   356 signatures so far in Bedford

9. Exempt all nurseries from Employer NI Contributions
   Opened on Wednesday 26th March 2025
   43 signatures so far in Bedford

10. Allow carers already in UK on sponsored visa to work for any CQC care provider
    Opened on Thursday 28th November 2024
    69 signatures so far in Bedford

11. Tighten the rules on political donations
    Opened on Wednesday 22nd January 2025
    222 signatures so far in Bedford

12. Reduce the ILR qualifying period from 5 years to 3 years for legal immigrants
    Opened on Thursday 23rd January 2025
    114 signatures so far in Bedford

13. Raise statutory maternity/paternity pay to match the National Living Wage
    Opened on Tuesday 18th March 2025
    149 signatures so far in Bedford

14. Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures
    Opened on Friday 14th February 2025
    248 signatures so far in Bedford

15. Allow transgender people to self-identify their legal gender.
    Opened on Thursday 12th December 2024
    173 signatures so far in Bedford

16. Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers
    Opened on Monday 20th January 2025
    293 signatures so far in Bedford

17. Recognise the production and serving of cask ale as Intangible Cultural Heritage
    Opened on Tuesday 1st April 2025
    78 signatures so far in Bedford

18. Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!
    Opened on Tuesday 26th November 2024
    220 signatures so far in Bedford

19. Ban non-stun slaughter in the UK
    Opened on Thursday 21st November 2024
    141 signatures so far in Bedford

20. Make all forms of 'geo-engineering' affecting the environment illegal
    Opened on Monday 23rd December 2024
    159 signatures so far in Bedford