Petition
Keep the under 9s sex ed ban
Rejected
9 signatures
What the petition asks
Government are set to scrap statutory guidelines for sex education for children under 9 years of age. This will mean a return to teaching children as young as 4 years old about sex education instead of leaving them to be children.
We do not need sex education for children under 9 years of age and I want to prevent the Government from scrapping the current statutory guidelines banning sex education for children under 9 years of age.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
There is no statutory ban on sex education for children under 9, and the government is not mandating such education for very young children.
https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2024/05/new-rshe-guidance-what-it-means-for-sex-education-lessons-in-schools/
https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2024/05/new-rshe-guidance-what-it-means-for-sex-education-lessons-in-schools/
Timeline
| 15 Jul 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
9
Status
Rejected
Rejected
31 Jul 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 1 Sep 2026.