Petitions/Require all coats for school age children to have reflective strips
StatusOngoing
Opened12 Feb 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Make it a legal requirement that all coats sold for school age children have a reflective strip on them to make children more visible when walking to and from school in the dark. Most of these coats seem to be dark colours. Adding a reflective strip will make them easier to see and may save lives.

I saw an ambulance treating someone dressed in black who had been hit by a car. Nearby were high school students all in dark coloured winter coats. In the dark they were not easy to see. If coat manufactures were required to add a reflective strip to coats these children would be much more visible and would be safer when walking to and from school as traffic would be better able to see them.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Christian Wakeford
1Christian Wakeford MP
Bury South
5
Charlotte Nichols
2Charlotte Nichols MP
Warrington North
5
Mr James Frith
3Mr James Frith MP
Bury North
2
Jo Platt
4Jo Platt MP
Leigh and Atherton
2
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
5Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP
Chorley
1
Chris Coghlan
6Chris Coghlan MP
Dorking and Horley
1
Danny Kruger
7Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
1
Liz Jarvis
8Liz Jarvis MP
Eastleigh
1
Justin Madders
9Justin Madders MP
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
1
David Reed
10David Reed MP
Exmouth and Exeter East
1