Stop the UK government from removing Article 8 of the EHRC

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK government has recently announced stricter reforms to asylum seekers rules in the UK, however this incorporates the removal of Article 8 from the EHRC, the right to respect for private and family life. This affects everyone in the UK, not just migrants or asylum seekers.

If article 8 is vital in many aspects of life, it is often used in child protection cases, family court cases, custody disputes, rights to privacy, rights to legal immigration, rights to home life, data privacy, communications, medical and legal data and more. If the UK government removes the article it will have a damaging affect on all UK citizens. We urge the government to refrain from removing Article 8 and to ensure it stays in place. This is a vital human right.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

The UK Government is not “removing Article 8 of the ECHR”. It has announced a review of how Article 8 is applied in immigration/asylum cases, and is discussing possible reforms to the UK’s human rights framework, but it cannot simply delete Article 8 from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

Timeline

23 Nov 2025	Petition opened for signatures
29 Dec 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 29 Dec 2025

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