Petitions/Reject Lords amendment on age checks to the Children’ Wellbeing & Schools Bill
StatusOngoing
Opened20 Feb 2026
Closes
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The Government should reject the Lords amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill requiring the Government to introduce "highly effective" age assurance measures to stop under-16s using social media.

We believe this poses massive privacy risks & attacks on civil liberties, all without proper consultation. Our belief is that the Government will only be able to make this law work by requiring every British citizen to undergo extremely intrusive methods like Facial AI Scans in order to prove their age. We believe this could lead to a backdoor for Digital ID which is extremely unpopular. One poll shows 47% opposing and 32% strongly opposing the implementation of Digital ID - This bill goes completely against the will of the British people.

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Sir Christopher Chope
1Sir Christopher Chope MP
Christchurch
5
Siân Berry
2Siân Berry MP
Brighton Pavilion
4
Steve Darling
3Steve Darling MP
Torbay
4
Perran Moon
4Perran Moon MP
Camborne and Redruth
3
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
5Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP
Chorley
3
Ian Sollom
6Ian Sollom MP
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
3
Michael Wheeler
7Michael Wheeler MP
Worsley and Eccles
3
Liam Conlon
8Liam Conlon MP
Beckenham and Penge
2
Paul Davies
9Paul Davies MP
Colne Valley
2
Grahame Morris
10Grahame Morris MP
Easington
2