Petition · past parliament

Challenge councils branding of Dyslexia as ‘scientifically questionable’.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Further to the article “Dyslexia no longer being diagnosed by councils who called Dyslexia ‘scientifically questionable’ .” in the Daily Telegraph on 11/01/2018, I call on the councils named in the article; Warwickshire and Staffordshire to publicly apologise and continue to diagnose Dyslexia.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

This would the responsibility of the local authorities concerned and not the UK Government or Parliament.

You could raise your issue with a local councillor who represents you. You can use this page to find out who your local councillors are, and how to contact them:

https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors

You could start a new petition calling on the UK Government to issue national guidance on the diagnosis of dyslexia if that is something you would like to see happen.

Timeline

13 Jan 2019 Petition opened for signatures
24 Jan 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Jan 2019

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