Petition · Department of Health and Social Care

Legislate to allow social services to force visits to non-engaging households

Closed 977 signatures

What the petition asks

We would like the Government to change the law to enable social services to force visits & gain forced access to the households of non-engaging families, to ensure children’s welfare & living conditions are verified, and to avoid families enduring pain & suffering that many families have experienced
We are concerned that there have been instances where non-engaging families have refused home visits for social services to conduct checks on children, which we believe can endanger children.

Timeline

14 Jul 2025 Petition opened for signatures
14 Jan 2026 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 977
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 14 Jul 2025
Closed 14 Jan 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 1 Aug 2026.