Petition · past parliament
Government must recognise the rights of natural fathers more!!!
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
Some good natural fathers who want to see their children are being denied access.
Good natural fathers who want to see their children are being made to go through a lengthy process.
Law must change so its easier for good natural fathers to have contact with their children.
Good natural fathers who want to see their children are being made to go through a lengthy process.
Law must change so its easier for good natural fathers to have contact with their children.
Fathers are three times more likely to die after separation than mothers, and suicide is now the biggest killer of men under 50.
According the Relationships Foundation ‘Cost of Family Failure Index’, the economic cost of family breakdown in 2016 was £48bn or £1,820 for every taxpayer.
Source: http://www.fathers-4-justice.org/2016/09/the-london-economic-the-shocking-cost-of-fatherlessness-in-the-uk/
According the Relationships Foundation ‘Cost of Family Failure Index’, the economic cost of family breakdown in 2016 was £48bn or £1,820 for every taxpayer.
Source: http://www.fathers-4-justice.org/2016/09/the-london-economic-the-shocking-cost-of-fatherlessness-in-the-uk/
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. You could start a new petition explaining clearly what changes you would like to be made to the law.
Timeline
| 24 Jan 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Jan 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 Jan 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.