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.