Petition · past parliament

Make the provision of seat belts on ALL school transport compulsory

Closed 82 signatures

What the petition asks

My son's school bus has been involved in 2 collisions in the space of 10 months. On both occasions the school bus had no seat belts. We want the law changed before there is a serious injury or death. Allowing local councils to determine the transport specification leaves children at risk.
The legislation in Wales has been changed to make seat belts in school transport compulsory, Scotland are currently petitioning government and are at stage 3 of the process (financial considerations). It is totally unthinkable that children in England are being left at risk.

Timeline

27 Sep 2017 Petition opened for signatures
27 Mar 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 82
Status Closed
Opened 27 Sep 2017
Closed 27 Mar 2018

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