Petition · past parliament

Make it illegal for Holiday firms to increase prices in school holidays

Closed 1,183 signatures

What the petition asks

Parents who take children on unauthorised term-time holidays cannot escape fines and criminal records.
The right to affordable holidays is being taken away by the system.
Thousands of parents arround the country face a choice each year. Do they take their children out of school to go on a cheaper holidays. Holiday prices during the School term are significantly cheaper than when taken during official school holidays.
The government should look to ensure holidays during official holiday periods are affordable for all.
Safeguards should be legally put in place to prevent holidays firms over-inflating prices during key holiday periods.

Timeline

27 Jul 2018 Petition opened for signatures
27 Jan 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,183
Status Closed
Opened 27 Jul 2018
Closed 27 Jan 2019

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