Petition · past parliament · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Prohibit 5G Masts near Schools and Nurseries

Closed 750 signatures

What the petition asks

We call on the Government to amend legislation in order to outlaw the installation of 5G masts close to schools and nurseries, to protect the health of infants and children.
Children are our future, and yet we are risking their health, by exposing them to radiofrequency radiation (RFR).

RFR is classified by the WHO's cancer agency (IARC) as 'possibly carcinogenic to humans'. A literature review by the European Parliamentary Research Service (see 'Health Impact of 5G') went further, finding that certain RFR frequencies are probably carcinogenic to humans.

Here is a review of the possible health effects of 5G:

https://www.pure.ed.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/207842854/Electromagnetic_Fields_5G_and_Health.pdf

Meanwhile, 5G masts are being allowed close to schools and even nurseries. I believe that placing 5G masts by schools is unnecessary, potentially harmful, and it must stop.

Timeline

4 Jul 2023 Petition opened for signatures
4 Jan 2024 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 750
Status Closed
Department Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Opened 4 Jul 2023
Closed 4 Jan 2024

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