Petition · past parliament

Introduce Self defence at schools from the age of 10

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

To introduce basic self defence in to school for children and young adults (10-18) during the Physical Education and/or life lessons
As a young woman like many I believe it’s important to know how to protect yourself from potential threats when alone Day or Night studies have shown that there’s an average of 112,853 reports of missing children in the UK last year alone there was 68,944 missing children, also on a average 500 child sex offenders have been reported each month. I believe this petition will help keep the futures of next generation safe, once basics of self defence has been introduced in school for the safety of children !

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Mandatory self-defence classes as part of school curriculum

Timeline

12 Mar 2021 Petition opened for signatures
26 Mar 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Mar 2021

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