Petition for the Abolition of the Children Act 1989

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

In 1989 the British government adopted UN Convention on Rights of the Child suggetion and created the Children Act 1989. To make sure the welfare of the child is paramount the Act decree that a 'guardian', a complete stranger, will decide what is the best interest of a child rather than his parents.

In most cases the 'guardian' met the child for only a few minutes. The Children Act also claims parents have responsibilities towards their child but no rights regarding their child. As the Children Act refers to welfare of children in court hearings it is being used in court to strip parents of their Parental Rights (as affirmed in Article 8 of Human Rights Act 1998) and allow strangers such as doctors, 'guardian' and judge to decide to withdraw medical treatment and make sure the child dies.

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. We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. In particular we're not sure whether you want to remove all the protections and safeguards in the Children Act or whether you'd only like a specific change to the laws about "guardians".

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

22 May 2018	Petition opened for signatures
29 May 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 29 May 2018

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