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.