Petition · past parliament

Make Vaccines mandatory for enrolling children in schools.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Countries like Australia have already implemented a law that requires all children be vaccinated before being allowed to enrol in schools. The anti-vaxxer movement crisis is rising rapidly and we cannot stand by as the British public and let misinformation spread. Please help by signing.
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/children-anti-vaccination-movement-leads-to-disease-outbreaks-120312

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We can't accept your petition because we aren't sure what action you would like the UK Government or Parliament to take.

The Australian Government allows unvaccinated children to be excluded from school if they come onto contact with someone with a communicable disease or there is an outbreak of such a disease. It doesn't prevent children from being enrolled in a school if they haven't been vaccinated.

You can find out more here:

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Pages/immunisation-in-schools.aspx#1

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Timeline

27 Jan 2019 Petition opened for signatures
11 Feb 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 11 Feb 2019

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