Make CPR and defibrillator training mandatory in schools

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Make CPR and defibrillator training mandatory in schools. CPR saves lives — but too few know how to do it. Making CPR and defibrillator training mandatory in schools will create a generation of lifesavers. Every minute without CPR reduces survival chances by 10%. With proper training, students can act fast in emergencies and help close the gender gap in life-saving response. It’s simple, powerful, and urgently needed.

Why it was rejected

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

Education in Wales is a devolved policy area, meaning the Welsh Government has the authority to set its own curriculum policies.

Your petition is about something that the Welsh Government and Welsh Parliament is responsible for. That means that the UK Government and Parliament can't look into it.

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Timeline

12 Jun 2025	Petition opened for signatures
1 Jul 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 1 Jul 2025

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