This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition No to vaccinations without parental consent
Ban the idea of allowing children to be vaccinated against or without parental agreement
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I believe children below the age of 18 are not suitable to decide if vaccines should be administered
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand you would like for all children to require parental consent for vaccinations however all children under 12 do currently require parental consent for vaccinations. Those aged between 12 and 16 do also require parental consent but if the consent is not given there is an option for those children to prove what is called "Gillick Competency" and receive a vaccine without the consent of their parents. Those between the ages of 16 and 18 don't need parental consent as they are deemed able to consent as per Family Law Reform Act 1969.
You can read more about the different levels of consent for vaccinations here:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/138296/dh_103653__1_.pdf
And you can read more about the Family Law Reform Act 1969 here:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1969/46
We're not sure exactly what action you'd like the Government or Parliament to take. You could start a new petition calling on the Government to require parental consent for 16 and 17 year olds to be vaccinated.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.