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End mandatory online age verification & mandate parental controls instead

Submitted by Jamie Fraser on Saturday 7th March 2026

Published on Monday 27th April 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Tuesday 27th October 2026

Current Signatures: 48
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

Access ~ Children ~ Companies ~ Duty ~ Education ~ End ~ Forced ~ Mandate ~ Mandatory ~ Option ~ Phones ~ system ~ Tool ~ Verify

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 48 signatures in total, with signatories from 44 constituencies. That makes it the 1,584th most popular open petition, and the 29,868th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 17% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 0% (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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