Petitions/Criminalise & legally require schools to tackle bullying in & out of school
StatusClosed
Opened17 Sept 2025
Closes17 Mar 2026
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones✓ 10,000

We urge the Government to make repeated bullying over the age of 10 a specific criminal offence, and to make it a legal requirement for schools to act on all forms of bullying, inside and out of school, and mandate mental health reviews after bullying-related self-harm.

Too many children are bullied in and out of school. We ask the Government for real consequences, urgent mental health intervention, and legal protection.

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Government response

Bullying is never acceptable. Schools have duties to prevent and address it, and we continue to promote best practice whilst also improving early mental health support for young people.

Constituency engagement ranking

Stephanie Peacock
1Stephanie Peacock MP
Barnsley South
339
Dan Jarvis
2Dan Jarvis MP
Barnsley North
262
Dr Allison Gardner
3Dr Allison Gardner MP
Stoke-on-Trent South
255
Andrew Pakes
4Andrew Pakes MP
Peterborough
150
Shaun Davies
5Shaun Davies MP
Telford
119
Richard Tice
6Richard Tice MP
Boston and Skegness
108
Gareth Snell
7Gareth Snell MP
Stoke-on-Trent Central
107
Laura Kyrke-Smith
8Laura Kyrke-Smith MP
Aylesbury
99
Jen Craft
9Jen Craft MP
Thurrock
86
Steve Barclay
10Steve Barclay MP
North East Cambridgeshire
85