Petition · past parliament
relax the laws on taking children out of school for holidays.
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
Following today's ruling in the Supreme Court the government should look st relaxing the laws on school absences allowing those with over 90% attendance a maximum of 10 days authorised absence in order that they can partake in family holidays.
Many families are unable to take holidays in the school holiday period due to finances, children in different schools and forced work holidays. It is unfair that these families are denied the educational benefits of a family holiday.
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
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
12 Apr 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.