Petition · past parliament
Make cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training compulsory in schools.
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
On average someone dies of a heart attack every 6 minutes, sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in adults.This number could be reduced. Therefore, it is vital that people are taught CPR as soon as they are able to.
C - Call
P - Push
R - Rescue
CPR consists of 30 chest compressions and 2 mouth to mouth breathes repeated until assistances has arrived. Once someone has learnt these 2 simple techniques they assist anyone who has suffered a cardiac arrest or heart attack.
P - Push
R - Rescue
CPR consists of 30 chest compressions and 2 mouth to mouth breathes repeated until assistances has arrived. Once someone has learnt these 2 simple techniques they assist anyone who has suffered a cardiac arrest or heart attack.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 22 Jul 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.