Allow children two weeks term time holiday per year WITHOUT parental fines.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We need a review on the 2024 laws to allow families to take two weeks holiday out of the allocated half term. On the basis that their child has good attendance for the rest of the year to enable families to make irreplaceable memories. Our children have just ONE childhood.

Under current laws, it is an offence to take your child on holiday during term time and you can be prosecuted. However travel companies hoick the prices by thousands during half term.

So much education can and is incorporated into travel. Language, culture, history.

For many families, the increase in pricing during half term is simply unaffordable and this law means they will not go on holiday at all.

It should be our right to give OUR children these experiences.

Let’s fight for this!

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.
Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.

Timeline

11 Nov 2024	Petition opened for signatures
17 Dec 2024	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 17 Dec 2024

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