Petition · past parliament

Childcare by Grandparents & family members to be recognised and payed.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Millions of grandparents take care of thier grandchildren with out recognition. Allowing thousands of people to work and provide for thier children. Why can they not claim this as a job or even be paid for there time?

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We don't understand how you want family members to be paid. You could start a new petition about this, but you need to ensure that you are calling for clear, specific action from the Government or Parliament.

Timeline

5 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
19 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Jul 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.