Petition · past parliament

Grant families the ability to have rights to know and love their grandchildren

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

Where grandparents have taken the parental role, the other side of the family and grandparents should be given rights to access a natural relationship with their grandchild
For the mental wellbeing of promoting natural family relationships to be able to spend time such as weekends and holidays with their grandchild

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 understand that you are concerned about grandparents being prevented from having access to their grandchildren, but we're not sure exactly what rights you want grandparents to be given, and if you only want these to apply where a child is in the care of one set of grandparents.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

3 Mar 2023 Petition opened for signatures
7 Mar 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Mar 2023

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