Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Make ill-treatment or neglect of an adult family member a specific offence
Closed
35 signatures
What the petition asks
We want the Government to make it a specific criminal offence to ill-treat or neglect an adult family member, whether or not they have been deemed to have capacity. We believe that the current law does not adequately protect vulnerable people from ill-treatment or neglect by family members.
Timeline
| 4 Mar 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 May 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
35
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
4 Mar 2024
Closed
29 May 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.