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Stop medical appointments counting against school attendance

Submitted by Samantha Ralfe on Saturday 6th September 2025

Published on Thursday 25th September 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 25th March 2026

Signatures: 2,171

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Tagged with

Child ~ Children ~ Code ~ Counting ~ Create ~ Education ~ Families ~ GP appointments ~ hospitality ~ IMPACT ~ Medic ~ moment ~ Regular ~ school attendance ~ Separate ~ THE MOMENT ~ Unfair

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 2,171 signatures in total, with signatories from 548 constituencies. That makes it the 5,389th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 75% (low) and a Local Issue Rating of 11% (average).

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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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