Petition · past parliament
Allow a short break for families traveling on holiday during school term.
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
On behalf of the parents, we ask you to lift penalties for parents who go on a short holiday during school term (please excuse up to 5 days during the year).
Our request is motivated by the fact that we want to spend time together with children. Most parents work even when their children are half term. The second also important reason is that the costs of holidays during Half term are much higher than when traveling during the school term.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Allow school children 5 days of absence: for family, holidays & mental wellbeing: Allow school children 5 days of absence: for family, holidays & mental wellbeing
Scrap fines for taking children out of school in term time: Scrap fines for taking children out of school in term time
Allow school children 5 days of absence: for family, holidays & mental wellbeing: Allow school children 5 days of absence: for family, holidays & mental wellbeing
Scrap fines for taking children out of school in term time: Scrap fines for taking children out of school in term time
Timeline
| 4 Jul 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Jul 2023 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 Jul 2023
Follow this petition
Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.
Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.