Petition · past parliament
To make sure all voulunteers on school trips are DBS/CRB checked
Closed
151 signatures
What the petition asks
A primary school child, as young as 4 years can legally go on a school trip in a group of 6 children with one career. The career can be anyone connected to the school i.e parent, grandparent, a parents partner etc. The volunteers do not legally have to be DBS checked.
A primary school child, as young as 4 years can legally go on a school trip in a group of 6 children with one career. The career can be anyone connected to the school i.e parent, grandparent, a parents partner etc. The volunteers do not legally have to be DBS checked. This means that the person caring for a child for the day could have anything on their criminal record and the school would not know about this.
Timeline
| 15 Jul 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Jan 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
151
Status
Closed
Opened
15 Jul 2016
Closed
15 Jan 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.