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Include consent in the education system.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

With the recent statistic that 97% of women said they have been sexually harassed, it is becoming the norm. Children and teens need to be taught about consent and what constitutes as sexual harassment/assault for this to change. This is a human rights crisis.
YouGov survey released 8 March 2021

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

The Government's new Relationships and Sex Education curriculum, which is mandatory in all state schools from this year, requires that students are now taught about key aspects of the law relating to sex, which include the age of consent, what consent is and is not, the definitions and recognition of rape, sexual assault and harassment, and that sexual violence and sexual harassment are not acceptable: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education/relationships-and-sex-education-rse-secondary

Timeline

13 Mar 2021 Petition opened for signatures
22 Mar 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Mar 2021

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