Petition · past parliament
Stop forced adoption and make it illegal.
Closed
202 signatures
What the petition asks
Let’s get the Government to listen to the people. We need to stop forced adoption and make it illegal. Only parents should be able to consent to their children being adopted.
There’s 25,000 plus children who are forcibly adopted in the U.K. each year by the secret family courts. These courts are not open to the public unlike criminal courts. Parents who are party to proceedings are forbidden to talk to anyone about what happens in court. They’re silenced with a gagging order which means if they talk they face 10 years in prison, but it’s time the world knows what is going on in our family courts. Parents have already got the life sentence - isn’t that enough?
Timeline
| 5 Oct 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Apr 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
202
Status
Closed
Opened
5 Oct 2017
Closed
5 Apr 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.