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Allow up to 10 days authorised school leave per year without fines

Submitted by Louise Walsh on Tuesday 10th March 2026

Published on Friday 10th April 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Saturday 10th October 2026

Current Signatures: 1,264
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

10 days ~ Busy ~ Child ~ Children ~ Courts ~ Education ~ Excel ~ Face ~ face fines ~ Fairer ~ Families ~ FINES ~ Holidays ~ Price ~ school attendance ~ school holidays ~ system ~ Wellbeing

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 1,264 signatures in total, with signatories from 375 constituencies. That makes it the 267th most popular open petition, and the 7,037th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 52% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 9% (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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