Petition · past parliament

“Don't remove children from victims of domestic violence

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks


Some victims of domestic violence have their children taken away from them when they report the abuse.
“Don't remove children from victims of Victims of domestic abuse should not be made to suffer more than they have already by having their children taken away from them, as long as their children can be protected from abuse.”

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

18 Jan 2017 Petition opened for signatures
19 Jan 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Jan 2017

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