Petition · past parliament

Stop companies hiking up the price of holidays in school holidays

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

If you want to bring in the rules of more fines and court proceedings for taking children out of school, there needs to be a change in holiday companies prices during the school holidays
The reason families take their children out of school during term time is because they cant afford to go on holiday during the school holidays because the prices more than double

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

You may wish to sign:

Allow students to be taken out of school for two weeks a year without penalty
Allow students to be taken out of school for two weeks a year without penalty

Timeline

26 Apr 2024 Petition opened for signatures
7 May 2024 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 May 2024

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