Introduce political awareness education into the national curriculum.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

I believe it is essential that young people are educated on the subject of politics and political and social issues. They should be encouraged to form their opinions in preparation for their ability to vote, so that ultimately we have more people actively involved and a fairer voting system.

Voter turnout for the general elections has declined overall since
1945. http://www.ukpolitical.info/Turnout45.htm

The 18-24 age group has the lowest turnout to vote of all age groups.

http://www.ukpolitical.info/Turnout15.htm

We cannot let this decline continue if we want a fair, democratic system that listens to the voices of people from all social backgrounds.

Why it was rejected

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

Make the study of the British Political System a compulsory subject in Schools.

Timeline

6 Nov 2015	Petition opened for signatures
11 Nov 2015	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Nov 2015

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