Petition
Allow students to wear non-school uniform once a week if not all week
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Stop schools from forcing children to wear school uniform.
Usually, the school uniforms can be expensive so some students might not be able to afford it and they're also quite uncomfortable. Also, schools give detentions for incorrect school uniform which can be harsh (for example, I've seen someone get an hour long detention just for their skirt being 1 or 2 centimetres above the knee).
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
The Government does not mandate that schools have uniforms. It is for the governing board of a school to decide whether there should be a school uniform policy and, if so, what that should be.
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Timeline
| 25 Nov 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Jan 2026 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
5 Jan 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.