Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Give students a legal right to access school toilets when they have their period

Closed 4,914 signatures

What the petition asks

Bright Futures NE proposes that young people should have a legal right to access school toilets when they have their periods. Young people, when they have their period, should never be refused access to use the toilet.
Young people who have periods during school hours are sometimes denied access to toilets. This prevents young people from having a period with dignity, causing shame, embarrassment and preventing them from changing period products. We believe this is inconsistent with the right to dignity and basic human rights - as per the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Bright Futures NE propose young people with periods, by law be given a right to access school toilets.

Timeline

2 Jun 2023 Petition opened for signatures
2 Dec 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 4,914
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 2 Jun 2023
Closed 2 Dec 2023

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