Early day motion · EDM 16 · 3 Dec 2008
GRANDPARENTS' RIGHTS
Tabled by John Hemming (Liberal Democrat)
43 signatures
The motion
That this House believes that a child's right to family life requires greater legislative protection; further believes that there should be an expectation that ancestors and close biological relatives become parties to Family Court cases on request; further believes there should be financial support for kinship carers; further believes that biological relatives including fathers without parental responsibility, grandparents, aunts and uncles should be automatically notified of care and adoption proceedings; and calls upon the Government to respond positively to the proposals from charities announced on 17 March 2008 in the document Grandparents' Rights - A Response to the Government.
Source: the official Early Day Motions database.