Petition · past parliament
Automatic loss of parental responsibility when someone is proved to be abusive
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
I would like perpetrators of domestic abuse to automatically loose parental responsibility when there is evidence of abuse and would be a risk if exposed to a child or other parent
A lot of children are forced to be in contact with abusive parents and are mentally and physically abused. I think if someone poses a risk to a child or other parent they shouldn’t be allowed contact or control over the child and other parent. A lot of abusers use parental responsibility as a way to continue control and abuse and this causes a lot of problems not only for the safe parent but also the child.
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: Automatically remove parental responsibility from domestic abusers
Timeline
| 24 Oct 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Oct 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Oct 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.