Petition · past parliament
Enact schedule 6 of the 2009 Welfare Reform Act on Joint Birth Registration
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
S.111 of the Adoption & Children Act 2002 demonstrated a turning point in Family Law, permitting unmarried fathers to obtain parental responsibility if their name is registered on their child's birth certificate. However, responsibility for registering the birth still lies mainly with the mother.
In England & Wales every year around 7% of births are solely registered by mothers meaning upto 45,000 children do not have their father named on their birth certificate.
Research shows that fathers' impact on their children is central to the child's healthy development.
With rapidly changing social infrastructures there is a growing trend away from marriage and towards cohabitation.
JBR will reinforce the important role fathers play in their children's lives, both practically and symbolically.
Research shows that fathers' impact on their children is central to the child's healthy development.
With rapidly changing social infrastructures there is a growing trend away from marriage and towards cohabitation.
JBR will reinforce the important role fathers play in their children's lives, both practically and symbolically.
Why it was rejected
It was created under a fake or incomplete name.
Additionally, we can only accept petitions from named individuals, not organisations.
Timeline
| 19 Aug 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Aug 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
25 Aug 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.