Petition · past parliament

Introduce politics into the national curriculum to educate the future electorate

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

With the EU referendum result prompting major frustrations across the UK, this has illustrated a growth in political interest. It is fundamental to ensure parliament facilitate greater political education to allow the future electorate to be better positioned to make well informed decisions.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

24 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
28 Jun 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Jun 2016

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