Petition · past parliament

Fatherless children, No child should be denied their human right to a father

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

To ensure fathers have a legal presumption of 50/50 shared parenting after separation. To ensure fathers have access to there children without a contact center. In many cases, fathers cannot afford the costs of these services. Funding or a substantial decrease in costs should be granted.
Fatherlessness is an obscenity. No child should be denied their human right to a father yet nearly 1 in 3 children now lives without a father in the UK . To protect children, fathers, grandparents and other family members from cruel and degrading treatment which can result in their forced separation. Grant more access to fathers side if the family to have access to there childs live. To ensure all children have a meaningful, loving relationship with their fathers and family after breakups

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: Legal default of equal shared care for children upon separation.

Timeline

18 Feb 2022 Petition opened for signatures
22 Feb 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Feb 2022

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