Petition · Department for Education
Strengthen Safeguards related to Child Removal by Social Services
Closed
74 signatures
What the petition asks
We urge the UK Government to implement stricter rules to prevent potentially unnecessary child removal. We believe social services should give greater priority to family support, ensure greater transparency, and require clearer evidence before separating children from parents.
We believe the current system can allow for children to be removed without sufficient evidence, which could lead to unjust family separations and trauma for children. We urge Parliament to reform the law so that social services give more priority to family support, operate more transparently, and are subject to greater oversight.
Timeline
| 8 Apr 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
74
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
8 Apr 2025
Closed
8 Oct 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 16 Aug 2026.