Petition · past parliament

To ban to use of deep confinement booths in schools.

Closed 772 signatures

What the petition asks

Deep confinement or isolation booths are used in many Primary and Secondary Schools as part of a Behaviour Management Strategy. The use of these booths is unregulated and unreported. They are a breach of the UN charter on the rights of the child.
Deep confinement booths have been removed from custodial settings. Recent evidence shows that in 500 schools using isolation booths 200 children had spent more than 5 days in isolation in the past year. There is no evidence that these booths or extended isolation have any positive effect on behaviour. There is a great deal of evidence to the contrary.

We believe that the booths are full of children with SEND and will be disproportionately occupied by BAME children also.

The campaign is not against removal or separation. Neither is it about desk dividers. We want the booths outlawed and regulation of isolation for all schools.

For more information please visit www.banthebooths.co.uk.

Timeline

29 Nov 2018 Petition opened for signatures
29 May 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 772
Status Closed
Opened 29 Nov 2018
Closed 29 May 2019

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