Petition · past parliament
Give fathers automatic parental responsibility
Closed
53 signatures
What the petition asks
Mothers get automatic parental responsibility for a child but fathers do not
Fathers are not second class citizens and fathers helped create the child as much as the mother did
it feels very sexist and discriminative against fathers
Fathers are not second class citizens and fathers helped create the child as much as the mother did
it feels very sexist and discriminative against fathers
Timeline
| 13 Feb 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Aug 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
53
Status
Closed
Opened
13 Feb 2018
Closed
13 Aug 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.