Petitions/Make it a crime to abandon someone in immediate danger without seeking help
StatusClosed
Opened22 Dec 2025
Closes22 Jun 2026
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones 10,000

My sister Danielle died from asphyxiation during a domestic incident. She was locked in a property & died as result of being alone. There is currently no law requiring someone to take action when a life is at risk.

This petition is inspired by Danielle Haggerty’s tragic death. Other countries have “duty to rescue” laws that protect vulnerable people and encourage intervention to save lives. Introducing a similar law in the UK would prevent future tragedies and ensure that anyone in immediate danger has someone legally required to try to save them so that no-one would ever be knowingly left alone to die.

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Government response

Currently, the Government has no plans to legislate to make it a crime for a person to leave someone on their own who may be vulnerable, in danger and in need help.

Constituency engagement ranking

Jon Pearce
1Jon Pearce MP
High Peak
807
Jonathan Reynolds
2Jonathan Reynolds MP
Stalybridge and Hyde
723
Angela Rayner
3Angela Rayner MP
Ashton-under-Lyne
714
Leigh Ingham
4Leigh Ingham MP
Stafford
446
Patrick Hurley
5Patrick Hurley MP
Southport
335
Mike Tapp
6Mike Tapp MP
Dover and Deal
310
Hannah Spencer
7Hannah Spencer MP
Gorton and Denton
211
Will Stone
8Will Stone MP
Swindon North
211
Heidi Alexander
9Heidi Alexander MP
Swindon South
209
Lisa Nandy
10Lisa Nandy MP
Wigan
207