Petition · past parliament

Stop fining families for taking their children abroad to learn about the world.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Not allowing children from low income families to go on holiday in term time may mean they never get to experience culture in other countries or learn about the world around them. Its time for change either allow parents the to take their kids out of school or take control of the holiday operators.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We cannot accept duplicate petitions. We think this petition is similar to yours: To stop fixed penalty notices for unauthorised absence from school You might like to sign this petition instead. It is more likely to get more signatures that way.

Timeline

22 Jul 2015 Petition opened for signatures
24 Jul 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Jul 2015

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.