Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice

Prevent people with a history of abuse having unsupervised time with children

Closed 48 signatures

What the petition asks

Make it so that anyone with a history of abusive behaviour is only allowed supervised time with children until any child is over the age of 16 when they can decide for themselves.
Court rulings that children can see parents with a history of abuse unsupervised could put a child at risk and put stress on the other parent who has to let their child see them. It can make the good parent feel guilty. People with a history or abuse, no matter how severe, should not be allowed time with children alone. Too many children are being abused, many of whom keep it quiet or are too young to tell anyone. It needs to stop.

Timeline

30 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
30 Dec 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 48
Status Closed
Department Ministry of Justice
Opened 30 Jun 2020
Closed 30 Dec 2020

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