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Ban the sale, ownership and access to smartphones for children 16 and under

Submitted by Joshua Hindle on Thursday 16th January 2025

Published on Tuesday 11th March 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 11th September 2025

Signatures: 692

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

Access ~ Adoption ~ Bullying ~ Children ~ Failed ~ Healthy ~ Ignore ~ Misinformation ~ our future ~ Rapid ~ Sale ~ Stopped

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 692 signatures in total, with signatories from 306 constituencies. That makes it the 9,389th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 51% (low) and a Local Issue Rating of -8% (very low).

Signatures by Constituency

Signatures by Region

Signatures by Country

Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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