Petition · past parliament

Make it a legal requirement to have consent taught in sex education.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Make it a legal requirement to have consensual sex explained and taught in sex education.

93% of abuse is carried out by someone a child knows. We need to put it out there and make it clear to children and teenagers what is illegal, what is abuse, and who to tell.
A recent study from the University of North Dakota found that nearly 32 percent of college male participants said they would “force a woman to [have] sexual intercourse.” When asked if they would “rape a woman,” that number dwindled to 14 percent.
We must be teaching today's youth what is acceptable and what is not.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

19 Nov 2016 Petition opened for signatures
24 Nov 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Nov 2016

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