The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill hands the government unprecedented control over how parents raise and educate their children, even in their own homes.

If passed, this bill will:

❌ Allow government officials to interfere in private education decisions, including home education.

❌ Grant authorities the power to monitor and regulate how parents educate their own children.

❌ Shift control over children’s upbringing from parents to the state, undermining family autonomy.

❌ Open the door to intrusive home inspections and unwarranted oversight of family life.

📢 This is a direct attack on parental rights. 

International law affirms that parents—not the government—should have the primary responsibility over their children’s upbringing and education.

🚨 If we don’t act now, parents will lose control over their children’s education and home life. 

🖊️ SIGN & SHARE THE FOLLOWING DECLARATION NOW! ⬇️

Every signature strengthens our voice. Protect our family’s rights before it’s too late!

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By joining over 12,000 parents who have already signed a similar declaration through a separate campaign, your name will form part of a broad and united collective voice.

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Declaration of Parental Rights and Educational Freedom

To the Department for Education and Members of Parliament and the House of Lords:

I affirm my firm belief that every parent—regardless of background—has the fundamental right and primary responsibility to guide the upbringing of their children, including their education and moral development. These decisions should reflect the values, convictions, and cultural or philosophical beliefs held by each family. Any attempt by the state to override this duty risks encroaching on essential freedoms that underpin family life in a democratic society.

Clauses 30 - 42 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, if enacted in their current form, would confer sweeping and intrusive powers upon the state. These provisions would impose burdensome registration and compliance requirements on families and educational institutions, and empower local authorities to monitor and even override educational choices—even where there is no evidence of harm, neglect, or risk to the child.

As a UK resident committed to both the well-being of children and the principles of personal liberty, I am deeply concerned that this Bill threatens to undermine the rich diversity and flexibility that characterise education in Britain today. It risks criminalising families who act in good faith and in line with their conscience, especially when their approach differs from uniform state-defined standards.

The legislation also raises significant legal and ethical concerns. It appears to contravene key rights protected under the Human Rights Act 1998—namely:

- Article 8, the right to respect for private and family life;
- Article 9, the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion;
- Article 2 of Protocol 1, which obliges the state to respect parents’ rights in education.

Additionally, the Bill poses serious risks to data privacy, authorising the collection and sharing of sensitive information without sufficient justification or safeguards.

At its heart, this Bill challenges the principle—well-established in British law—that parents, not the state, are best placed to determine what is in their child’s best interest. It undermines the balance between state responsibility and personal freedom, and introduces a level of state oversight that is unprecedented in our education system.

As a law-abiding citizen who respects democratic institutions, I feel compelled to raise my voice. If this Bill is enacted as currently drafted, I cannot, in good conscience, commit to compliance with provisions that violate my moral convictions and responsibilities as a parent. This is not a matter of politics or preference—it is a matter of principle, identity, and the right of families to raise their children in accordance with their own values and vision.

I therefore respectfully urge Parliament and His Majesty’s Government to amend this Bill. As it stands, it risks placing the UK in violation of its own legal commitments and constitutional traditions, and could provoke serious and lasting divisions between the state and many ordinary families.