Petitions/Remove parents’ right to withdraw secondary school students from sex education
StatusClosed
Opened7 Apr 2025
Closes7 Oct 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

We urge the Government to remove the right of parents to withdraw their children from sex education lessons in all state and private secondary schools.

We believe sex education is important to give young people the tools to guard against sexual exploration and grooming, as well as to reduce the spread of STIs.

10,000
100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

Hannah Spencer
1Hannah Spencer MP
Gorton and Denton
4
Jeff Smith
2Jeff Smith MP
Manchester Withington
3
Richard Fuller
3Richard Fuller MP
North Bedfordshire
2
Navendu Mishra
4Navendu Mishra MP
Stockport
2
Clive Jones
5Clive Jones MP
Wokingham
2
John Cooper
6John Cooper MP
Dumfries and Galloway
2
Daniel Francis
7Daniel Francis MP
Bexleyheath and Crayford
1
Shabana Mahmood
8Shabana Mahmood MP
Birmingham Ladywood
1
Sir James Cleverly
9Sir James Cleverly MP
Braintree
1
Barry Gardiner
10Barry Gardiner MP
Brent West
1
Remove parents’ right to withdraw secondary school students from sex education — Petitions