{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/765822.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":765822,"attributes":{"action":"Make self defence mandatory for young girls in high school","background":"It’s my aim to get self defence to be a mandatory part of learning for young girls in schools as young as 11. I want the government to review and implement this as a necessity in all high schools, for schools to teach it in every year group.","additional_details":"Violence against women and girls is at its highest than it has ever been before with 20% of recorded crime in England and wales is related to violence against women and girls. We need to build a society where girls are prepared in a situation where they would need to defend themselves and we can do this by teaching them from as young as 11 years old.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":11,"created_at":"2026-03-29T17:34:19.941Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T10:13:44.785Z","rejected_at":"2026-04-24T10:13:39.956Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-03-29T18:10:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign the following petitions, which call for similar action:\r\n\r\nIntroduce self-defence lessons into the PE curriculum in all secondary schools\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/749166"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}