Petition · past parliament

Appeal to PM Theresa May not to “shut the door” to vulnerable refugee children

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

The Dubs Amendment was to take in 3,000 of the most vulnerable child refugees and was agreed last year by PM David Cameron. After just 350 children out of the promised 3,000 arrive in UK the government has shamefully decided to shut the door on some of the most vulnerable children in the world.
As the 6th wealthiest nation in the world we cannot turn away from our moral duty to care for some of the most vulnerable children. Our tradition of offering sanctuary to the needy and vulnerable must be maintained.
Rescuing vulnerable children is well above party politics. We urge the Conservative government to reverse this shameful decision and co-operate with local authorities, charities and local communities to rescue these vulnerable children from hardship and exploitation by traffickers.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

9 Feb 2017 Petition opened for signatures
14 Feb 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Feb 2017

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