Petition · past parliament

Ban the rise in price on family holidays during school & public holidays

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Schools are taking people to court and fining them who take their children out of school to take them on holiday during term times. People are doing this as the price of a holiday during school holidays are dramatically increased and some people cannot afford to go any other time
Man loses Supreme Court battle about term-time holidays

https://www.2br.co.uk/news/local-news/2262935/breaking-man-loses-supreme-court-battle-about-term-time-holidays/

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

6 Apr 2017 Petition opened for signatures
12 Apr 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 Apr 2017

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