Petition

Letting Children use the toilet in schools when they need too without a pass.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Children in school settings are being refused to use the toilet during lessons unless they have a toilet pass which can be provided, but only with a GP letter. Children should be safeguarded legislatively to have access to toilets when needed.
I would like the Government to ensure every child should be allowed access to the toilet at any given time, not just at lunch and break time. Some children are neurodiverse and do not understand why they need to use the toilet at scheduled times especially when it is not needed.
There are young girls having periods and having accidents, but these do not always fall in the times of break and lunch. Access to toilet facilities for children in schools needs to be protected in legislation.

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:

Give students the legal right to unrestricted toilet access in school
Give students the legal right to unrestricted toilet access in school

Timeline

17 Mar 2026 Petition opened for signatures
7 Apr 2026 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Apr 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.