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Stronger legal powers and proportionate consequences will protect staff, uphold respect for education, and ensure schools remain secure environments where teachers can focus on supporting pupils.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":38,"closing_date":"2026-07-20","created_at":"2025-12-09T09:22:56.581Z","updated_at":"2026-03-23T20:09:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-01-20T11:52:55.775Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-12-09T12:09:20.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Ian Moors","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"HO","name":"Home Office","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":38}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Basingstoke","ons_code":"E14001078","mp":"Luke Murphy MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bicester and Woodstock","ons_code":"E14001090","mp":"Calum Miller MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Brentford and Isleworth","ons_code":"E14001124","mp":"Ruth Cadbury MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Broxbourne","ons_code":"E14001139","mp":"Lewis Cocking MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Cramlington and Killingworth","ons_code":"E14001183","mp":"Emma Foody MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Hampstead and Highgate","ons_code":"E14001265","mp":"Tulip Siddiq MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Huntingdon","ons_code":"E14001298","mp":"Ben Obese-Jecty MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Louth and Horncastle","ons_code":"E14001343","mp":"Rt Hon Victoria Atkins MP","signature_count":6},{"name":"Mid Buckinghamshire","ons_code":"E14001360","mp":"Greg Smith MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Newark","ons_code":"E14001375","mp":"Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Newton Abbot","ons_code":"E14001381","mp":"Martin Wrigley MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Northampton South","ons_code":"E14001407","mp":"Mike Reader MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley","ons_code":"E14001428","mp":"Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Rutland and Stamford","ons_code":"E14001458","mp":"Alicia Kearns MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"South Derbyshire","ons_code":"E14001483","mp":"Samantha Niblett MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"South West Devon","ons_code":"E14001495","mp":"Rebecca Smith MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Streatham and Croydon North","ons_code":"E14001527","mp":"Rt Hon Steve Reed MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Torbay","ons_code":"E14001551","mp":"Steve Darling MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Welwyn Hatfield","ons_code":"E14001573","mp":"Andrew Lewin MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Widnes and Halewood","ons_code":"E14001584","mp":"Derek Twigg MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Wirral West","ons_code":"E14001589","mp":"Matthew Patrick MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Wolverhampton West","ons_code":"E14001596","mp":"Warinder Juss","signature_count":1},{"name":"Foyle","ons_code":"N05000008","mp":"Colum Eastwood MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Aberdeen South","ons_code":"S14000061","mp":"Rt Hon Stephen Flynn MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Dumfries and Galloway","ons_code":"S14000073","mp":"John Cooper MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Cardiff East","ons_code":"W07000089","mp":"Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Cardiff North","ons_code":"W07000090","mp":"Anna McMorrin MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North East","ons_code":"A","signature_count":1},{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":2},{"name":"Yorkshire and The Humber","ons_code":"D","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":13},{"name":"West Midlands","ons_code":"F","signature_count":1},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":5},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":3},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":3},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":4},{"name":"Wales","ons_code":"L","signature_count":2},{"name":"Scotland","ons_code":"M","signature_count":2},{"name":"Northern Ireland","ons_code":"N","signature_count":1}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}