Petition · past parliament
Make a compulsory age limit for ear piercing.
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
It should be unacceptable for parents to pierce the ears of young children. It inflicts fear and pain on the child, for the parent's own vanity. No child would willingly be hurt.
Children cannot make an informed decision about the unnecessary procedure being inflicted on them, it has no benefit.
Children cannot make an informed decision about the unnecessary procedure being inflicted on them, it has no benefit.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 29 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.