Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Add parents’ names into children’s passports
Closed
86 signatures
What the petition asks
Parents who do not share a last name with their child can be disadvantaged when traveling alone with their children, because they are often asked additional questions and documents to prove their relationship. This does not happen to parents who have the same surname.
We ask the Government to help create a fairer and more equal society, where parents who do not have the same surname as their child, especially mothers who have kept their own name, are not disadvantaged when traveling.
We need the Government to add into children’s passports their parents’ names.
These could be printed on the pages within it and in the chip contained in the child’ Passport.
This happens in many other Countries already, and avoids confusion and inequalities.
We need the Government to add into children’s passports their parents’ names.
These could be printed on the pages within it and in the chip contained in the child’ Passport.
This happens in many other Countries already, and avoids confusion and inequalities.
Timeline
| 27 May 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Nov 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
86
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
27 May 2021
Closed
27 Nov 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.