Petition · past parliament
Make it illegal for parents not to vaccinate a child
Closed
58 signatures
What the petition asks
Not vaccinating your children makes two things more likely
- Your child will get sick
- Your child will spread that illness to other unprotected children, some of whom may be too young to have received the necessary vaccination.
Therefore, not getting your child vaccinated is grossly negligent.
- Your child will get sick
- Your child will spread that illness to other unprotected children, some of whom may be too young to have received the necessary vaccination.
Therefore, not getting your child vaccinated is grossly negligent.
Herd immunity is the primary reason for mass immunisation - in layman's terms, it means that the more people are immunised against a given disease, the less that disease will be able to spread, and more people (especially children too young to receive that specific vaccination) will be safe from it. We call on the government to criminalise non-vaccinating parents who refuse an initial order to vaccinate.
Timeline
| 12 Sep 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 Mar 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
58
Status
Closed
Opened
12 Sep 2016
Closed
12 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.