Denying a child access to the other parent is infringement of human rights.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Tighten up the laws regarding child access. Child abuse is not ok and should be punishable. It's a criminal offence, not a civil matter.

Children are being impacted in a big way because of the way things are currently. As a psychotherapist, I'm fully aware of the damage that's being caused to children by irresponsible parents denying the children of their human rights. Denying a child access for no other reason than to cause harm is child abuse and not a civil matter. It's causing sometimes unrepairable damage towards innocent children and can affect them for the rest of their lives. The process would be a lot easier if taking away children's human rights was to be classed as a criminal offence not a civil matter. It should be punishable and the courts should have the power to do so.

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.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do, such as making parental alienation a specific criminal offence.

Timeline

8 Jul 2021	Petition opened for signatures
12 Jul 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 12 Jul 2021

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