Petition · Ministry of Justice
Revoke Parental Responsibility & Rights from Sexually Abusive Parents
Closed
179 signatures
What the petition asks
Revoke parental responsibility and rights from parents who sexually abuse their children. We need to be our children's voices and protect them at all costs.
The National Police Chief's Council found that CSAE within the family environment remains a common form of reported abuse, accounting for an estimated 33% of reported contact CSAE crime. Parents and siblings were the two most common relationships featuring. Currently, parents who sexually abuse their own child get to the keep their parental responsibility to that child and any other child they have mothered/fathered.
Timeline
| 1 May 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Nov 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
179
Status
Closed
Department
Ministry of Justice
Opened
1 May 2025
Closed
1 Nov 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 9 Aug 2026.