Petitions/Introduce a ‘School Allergy Safety Bill’ to Protect School Pupils with Allergies
StatusClosed
Opened30 Jun 2025
Closes30 Dec 2025
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones 10,000

Legislate to require and fund schools to hold spare adrenaline auto-injectors, provide mandatory allergy training for staff, and mandate an allergy policy in every school. We think this would help keep children with allergies safe at school and prevent avoidable deaths.

Studies estimate that 2 pupils per class have an allergy. We believe current legislation does not place demands on schools in relation to allergy which are specific enough. Our research suggests that 70% of schools in 2024 didn't have adequate allergy safeguards in place. Similar legislation to keep children with allergies safe in schools, like the School Allergy Safety Bill, is in place in parts of Canada, and there are coroners, clinicians, charities who recommend it is adopted here. We believe this law would keep children safe.

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We do not believe the School Allergy Safety Bill is necessary because in the autumn we plan to bring forward proposals for supporting pupils with medical conditions, including allergies.

Constituency engagement ranking

Alicia Kearns
1Alicia Kearns MP
Rutland and Stamford
315
Sam Carling
2Sam Carling MP
North West Cambridgeshire
226
Andrew Pakes
3Andrew Pakes MP
Peterborough
141
Alistair Strathern
4Alistair Strathern MP
Hitchin
128
Dr Lauren Sullivan
5Dr Lauren Sullivan MP
Gravesham
114
Sir John Hayes
6Sir John Hayes MP
South Holland and The Deepings
98
Gareth Davies
7Gareth Davies MP
Grantham and Bourne
90
Daisy Cooper
8Daisy Cooper MP
St Albans
83
Victoria Collins
9Victoria Collins MP
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
82
Paul Holmes
10Paul Holmes MP
Hamble Valley
76