Petitions/Require Independent Scrutiny Before Passing any Education Laws Affecting Rights
StatusClosed
Opened12 Jun 2025
Closes12 Dec 2025
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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We ask Parliament to require no education legislation affecting parental rights, religious freedom, or home education be enacted without an external independent review—appointed by cross-party agreement, based on sound evidence and consultation with affected minority communities.

We urge Parliament to introduce a statutory safeguard requiring that any education legislation with implications for family life, belief, or parental authority undergo external, independent scrutiny, anchored in the Human Rights Act, the Equality Act, and the UK’s constitutional and human rights framework prior to its final passage into law. We think this will help ensure it is free from ideological or political influence. This process must include legal review and structured input from expert stakeholders.

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Ms Diane Abbott
1Ms Diane Abbott MP
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
234
Christian Wakeford
2Christian Wakeford MP
Bury South
162
Sarah Sackman
3Sarah Sackman MP
Finchley and Golders Green
104
Mark Ferguson
4Mark Ferguson MP
Gateshead Central and Whickham
76
Mr David Lammy
5Mr David Lammy MP
Tottenham
53
Rebecca Long Bailey
6Rebecca Long Bailey MP
Salford
40
David Pinto-Duschinsky
7David Pinto-Duschinsky MP
Hendon
36
Dan Tomlinson
8Dan Tomlinson MP
Chipping Barnet
34
Kate Dearden
9Kate Dearden MP
Halifax
22
Charlotte Cane
10Charlotte Cane MP
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
21