Petition · past parliament

Make child alienation from another parent a crime

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Make the alienation of children from a parent a criminal offence.
When parents divorce, its hard enough for children to cope with their new life. Too many parents alienate, groom and condition their children to hate and ultimately cease contact with their mother or father. For the child, this has long lasting and far reaching psychological consequences and impacts on their education and mental health. For parents, its devastating, lives are ruined and relationships between children and their parents destroyed.

This should be a crime for those responsible.

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 the same action: Make parental alienation a criminal offence

Timeline

26 Aug 2022 Petition opened for signatures
31 Aug 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 31 Aug 2022

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