Submitted by Paul Edmonds on Tuesday 3rd March 2026
Published on Wednesday 1st April 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Thursday 1st October 2026
Current Signatures: 73
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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Access ~ Child ~ childcare ~ Children ~ Cost ~ Ensure ~ Equal ~ Families ~ Free childcare ~ FREE ENTRY ~ fund ~ government support ~ Indoor ~ Lessons ~ Nationwide ~ Offered ~ Pool ~ Poole ~ Registered ~ Remove ~ Safety ~ Saving ~ Scheme ~ skills ~ Swimming ~ Tax ~ Weekly
Provide free access to public swimming pools for children under the age of six.
Subsidise or fully fund indoor swimming for all children up to age 6. Many pools already offer free entry for under-2s, but free access beyond that varies. Government support would ensure every child can learn to swim early, giving them a vital life skill and improving water safety nationwide.
Swimming is a life-saving skill that every child should have the chance to learn. The cost of weekly 60-minute swim sessions for two children and two adults is significant and can be a barrier for many families.
The Government should fund indoor swimming up to age 6 to remove financial obstacles and ensure equal access. It should also require all venues offering children’s swim lessons to be registered with the Tax-Free Childcare scheme.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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