Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Require parental consent for all medical treatment for children aged under 16
Closed
8,648 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently children can consent to medical treatment without parents´ knowledge or consent: Case law results eg Gillick Competence Test for minors to get contraception allow them to decide what happens to their bodies; through it they may consent to a wide range of medical treatment, which is wrong.
Contraception alters a natural bodily function for a voluntary act and is an issue aside; medicines, vaccines and other treatments prevent involuntary illness from a malfunction of the body or protect it from foreign elements (bacteria, viruses, irritants etc). Minors may not understand issues such as need, risk, being in trial phases etc: parents must be involved in all circumstances (this does not refer to rapid response situations when life-saving treatment is needed) and that should be law.
Timeline
| 6 Sep 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Mar 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
8,648
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
6 Sep 2021
Closed
6 Mar 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.