P-05-765 Keeping Current Guidelines for Religious Assemblies

This petition was submitted by Iraj Irfan and was first considered by the Committee in June 2017, having collected a total of 2,231 signatures - 2,209 signatures online and 22 paper signatures in an alternative petition.

Text of Petition
We call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to keep religious assemblies in state schools in Wales as ‘opt-out’ and ‘wholly or mainly of a broadly Christian character’, while considering ways to ensure that they continue to be relevant to people of different faiths and no faith.

Assembly Constituency and Region

• Cardiff West
• South Wales Central