Petition · past parliament
Redress a parent who stops another parent from seeing their child without reason
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
To ban or at least create consequences such as a fine for when a parent prevents another parent from seeing their children without a valid reason. If a parent prevents the other parent from seeing their children without a reason there has to be consequences. This happens far too often.
Far too often when parents separate the parent that the children reside with takes more control over the children, this can often include preventing or making it difficult for the non residing parent to see the children. Often the non residing parent has no help or support and their only option is to take the residing parent to court to regain access to the child. This is usually hugely expensive and timely. If this does get resolved there is never redress for the residing parent.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 9 Jun 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Jun 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Jun 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.