Petition · past parliament

Make CPR training a compulsory part of the KS4 curriculum in the UK.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

In the UK there is only a 1 in 10 chance of surviving an out of hospital sudden cardiac arrest, because a mere 22% of the population feels confident in performing CPR. In Sweden, where CPR and first aid training is a compulsory part of the school curriculum, the odds of survival are 4 in 10.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

18 Jul 2018 Petition opened for signatures
24 Jul 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Jul 2018

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