Petition · past parliament

Require publishers to display trigger warnings on title pages of books

Closed 125 signatures

What the petition asks

Enact legislation requiring all UK publishers to include trigger warnings on books they publish. This should include (but not be limited to):-
- sexual violence/abuse/rape
- domestic violence
- racial abuse/hatred
- denigration or abuse of people within the LGBTQI+ community
The joy of reading is often to allow oneself to escape reality, to relax, to learn and to grow. For those who have experienced trauma (particular of a violent sexual nature) this joy is often immediately curtailed by the use of sexual violence as a story telling tool, causing distress that may otherwise have been avoided if a trigger warning were presented at the outset of the story. This is not a call for censorship but simple fair warning similar to those used on TV, films, games and music.

Timeline

26 May 2022 Petition opened for signatures
10 Dec 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 125
Status Closed
Opened 26 May 2022
Closed 10 Dec 2022

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