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Petition · past parliament

Make UK Politics a mandatory part of Secondary curriculum

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK voting public should be well informed on the political system they are encouraged to vote in before they reach the age of 18. The recent referendum has shown a large majority do not clearly understand how the UK political system functions, nor its structures of government.

Why it was rejected

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

Add political studies onto the national curriculum.

Timeline

26 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
5 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jul 2016

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