Give children unrestricted access to toilets while in secondary school education

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Create nationwide guidance that prohibits schools from restricting access to toilets. Allowing inclusion for all, without young people having to show proof of medical conditions. The current school policies discriminate against all young people without a medical condition.

Medical research shows that it takes 30 minutes after eating and drinking for the effects of needing the toilet to present, this does not coincide with breaktimes. If a young person is holding their bladder or bowel they are not concentrating on the lesson which may impact on future exams. Young girls and transgender boys should not have to explain to teachers they need to use the toilet due to menstruation this can have detrimental impacts on their mental health and wellbeing.

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:

Require schools to let children use the toilet at all times in the school day
Require schools to let children use the toilet at all times in the school day

Timeline

16 Oct 2025	Petition opened for signatures
18 Nov 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 18 Nov 2025

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