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Make school libraries statutory in all secondary schools

Submitted by Paul Register on Saturday 7th February 2026

Published on Wednesday 18th March 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Friday 18th September 2026

Current Signatures: 1,552
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Bolt ~ Compulsory ~ Cutting ~ Endeavour ~ Essential ~ fund ~ Head teacher ~ inequality ~ level ~ Library ~ Opportunity ~ Reading ~ Schools ~ Secondary ~ Secondary schools ~ society ~ Staffed ~ Tackling ~ Tool ~ Viewing

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 1,552 signatures in total, with signatories from 482 constituencies. That makes it the 236th most popular open petition, and the 6,391st most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 77% (low) and a Local Issue Rating of -3% (very low).

Signatures by Constituency

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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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