Open Petition since 24th March 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance - 110,682 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 130,477 - 4,762 added in the past 24hrs)

We believe school fines & prosecutions do not help to improve school attendance. They are a blunt, ineffective tool & they do not tackle the root cause of attendance difficulties. I'm proposing the law is changed to ban FPNs & prosecutions. This will encourage collaboration rather than punishment.

The Government responsed to this petition on 21st April 2026 (View Full Response)
Government has no plans to ban fixed penalty notices or prosecutions for non-attendance. Both influence parental behaviour, where support has been exhausted, not engaged with or is inappropriate.

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Open Petition since 14th April 2026

Protect legal right to support for children with SEND - 28,825 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 33,216 - 82 added in the past 24hrs)

I believe that the Government’s proposed SEND reforms could limit EHCPs, weaken legal rights, replace individual plans with packages, reduce appeals, and remove school choice. In my view, children could be left without the support they need as a result.

The Government responsed to this petition on 22nd June 2026 (View Full Response)
The government’s SEND reform proposal will strengthen legal duties, better support children with SEND in mainstream settings and ensure EHCPs secure statutory support for children with complex needs.

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Open Petition since 6th March 2026

Improve funding, pay & professional recognition for the Early Years workforce - 26,870 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 26,930 - 6 added in the past 24hrs)

Increase government funding of Early Years settings, and introduce national frameworks related to pay, career progression and professional recognition to ensure greater alignment with educators and teachers in wider educational settings.

The Government responsed to this petition on 7th May 2026 (View Full Response)
Our Best Start in Life strategy sets out how we will professionalise and strengthen the workforce. We’re investing over £9.5bn in early years entitlements with above inflation increases to rates.

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Open Petition since 24th March 2026

Launch a public inquiry into the impact of Section 28 on LGBTQ people - 26,298 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 26,801 - 15 added in the past 24hrs)

We call on the Government to launch a public inquiry into the impact of Section 28 of the Local Government Act (1988) which specified that Local Authorities could not intentionally promote, through material or teaching, homosexuality or same-sex relationships as a 'pretended family relationship’

The Government responsed to this petition on 18th August 2026 (View Full Response)
The government recognises the harm done by Section 28. A previous Labour government repealed it, and this government is focused on advancing LGBT+ equality rather than a public inquiry.

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Open Petition since 1st April 2026

Make one-to-one mentoring a statutory right for children in care & care leavers - 4,915 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 6,038 - 106 added in the past 24hrs)

Introduce a statutory right to trauma-informed one-to-one mentorship and guaranteed mental health support for every child in care and after care leavers up to age 25, funded by the Government.

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Open Petition since 8th May 2026

Introduce new penalties for repeated breaches of SEND law - 4,688 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 4,924 - 3 added in the past 24hrs)

We call on the UK Government to introduce enforceable penalties where local authorities, schools, academy trusts and responsible bodies repeatedly breach their legal duties to children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

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Open Petition since 10th April 2026

Allow up to 10 days authorised school leave per year without fines - 3,155 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 4,109 - 173 added in the past 24hrs)

Introduce national school attendance rules to allow parents to take children out of school for up to 10 days per year for family leave where attendance is otherwise good, including flexibility for families with children with SEND, without fines or prosecution.

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Open Petition since 10th April 2026

Honour maintenance loans and childcare grants for existing weekend students - 3,965 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 3,979 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)

To allow existing students to continue studying weekends with student finance loans and grants for the rest of their studies. The Government should allow us as students to continue our studies in weekends with funding as we signed up for it that way.

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Open Petition since 16th April 2026

Cap Academy Trust CEO Pay and Protect School Funding for Children - 3,638 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 3,694 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)

Conduct a value-for-money review of academy trusts; give Local Authorities greater powers to intervene where leadership and standards fail; introduce a CEO pay cap aligned with headteacher pay, capped at 2% above the highest-paid head; and require independent oversight of contracts.

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Open Petition since 20th March 2026

Exempt all military families from school fines — let them be with family. - 3,672 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 3,689 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)

We call on the government to exempt military families from school attendance fines. Military parents often live away from home and are deployed for weeks or months at a time. These families make extraordinary sacrifices. They deserve flexibility and compassion when spending precious time together.

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