Petition · past parliament

Change the law to allow parents to take children out of school in term time

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Following the high courts judgement on 6/4/17. I wish for parliament to change the law to allow parents to take children out of school for holidays in term time. On the basis the child attendence is 90%

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 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 Apr 2017

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