Petitions/Create a mandatory, government-enforced age rating system for books
StatusClosed
Opened2 Dec 2025
Closes2 Jun 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Create and give age rating system for books, like films, that are mandatory and enforced by the Government. This could stop the wrong books getting into the hands of children.

Parents often buy books for their children, sometimes from charity shops. I find it absolutely horrifying that some books read by young people contain very detailed, graphic and sexual descriptions which I believe is too inappropriate for any young person to be reading. In certain circumstances, there is nothing on the cover which gives any warning of this type of content.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Ms Julie Minns
1Ms Julie Minns MP
Carlisle
5
Mark Ferguson
2Mark Ferguson MP
Gateshead Central and Whickham
2
Mr Joshua Reynolds
3Mr Joshua Reynolds MP
Maidenhead
2
Callum Anderson
4Callum Anderson MP
Buckingham and Bletchley
1
Sarah Jones
5Sarah Jones MP
Croydon West
1
Mike Tapp
6Mike Tapp MP
Dover and Deal
1
Mims Davies
7Mims Davies MP
East Grinstead and Uckfield
1
Danny Kruger
8Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
1
Ms Diane Abbott
9Ms Diane Abbott MP
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
1
Joe Morris
10Joe Morris MP
Hexham
1