Petition · past parliament
To make basic life support a mandatory class in secondary school.
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
Surely the ability to potential save a life is one of the most important things we can teach someone. The time that is wasted when people await a ambulance and don't know CPR or what to do when someone is choking can be the difference between life and death. Why is it not taught in school?
https://www.bhf.org.uk/~/media/files/publications/policy-documents/final_nation_of_lifesavers_policy_statement_14102014.pdf
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 21 Sep 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Sep 2015 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
24 Sep 2015
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.