Petition · past parliament · Department for Education, Home Office

Ban the use of strip search in schools

Closed 2,829 signatures

What the petition asks

No child should be strip searched while at school. If there are valid reasons to suspect a child needs to be searched then the child, their parents/guardian/carer and a safeguarding officer should be taken to a station where a safeguarding assessment is done before any search is undertaken.

Timeline

22 Mar 2022 Petition opened for signatures
6 Oct 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 2,829
Status Closed
Department Department for Education, Home Office
Opened 22 Mar 2022
Closed 6 Oct 2022

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