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Petition · past parliament

Make basic First Aid and CPR part of the national curriculum.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

All children should have a basic knowledge of how to deal with emergencies and to not be frightened of intervening to help. There are many instances where children have helped save a parent at home simply by knowing the basics.
If one person is saved by this it will have been worth it.

Why it was rejected

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

Add teaching of CPR and basic lifesaving skills to the teaching syllabus

Timeline

29 Oct 2018 Petition opened for signatures
5 Nov 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Nov 2018

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