Make it a criminal offence to breach a contact order issued by the family court.

Closed 165 signatures

What the petition asks

Far too often non-resident parents spend £1000's in the family court system, to achieve a contact arrangement with their children, only to find the resident parent ignores it and the police are unwilling to take any action.There is rarely any penalty for breaches, and non-contact can go on for years

By making breaching an order a criminal offence with a power of arrest, the police will be able to take action. I believe 99% of the time all that would be needed is for an officer to supervise a handover to the parent with court ordered contact. The power of arrest would enable action when the person with the child refuses to co-operate, also someone could be de-arrested once the child is with the correct parent. A court order is made in the best interests of the child, and should be respected.

Timeline

22 Mar 2017	Petition opened for signatures
2 May 2017	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 165

Status Closed

Opened 22 Mar 2017

Closed 2 May 2017

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