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Non-resident parents who fail to pay child maintenance should be criminalised.

Submitted on Thursday 24th March 2016

Rejected on Wednesday 30th March 2016

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

Petition Action

Non-resident parents who fail to pay child maintenance should be criminalised.

Petition Details

Non-resident parents with the financial means who repeatedly fail to financially support their child/ren should be prosecuted for child neglect.
Failure to contribute towards housing,clothing and feeding your child/ren constitutes child abuse and should be criminalised accordingly.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

It is already possible for people who don't pay child maintenance to be sent to prison for non-payment, or to have deductions taken from their bank account, their earnings or from their benefits. There is more information about this here:

www.citizensadvice.org.uk/relationships/children-and-young-people/child-maintenance/child-maintenance-2012-scheme/child-maintenance-enforcement/child-maintenance-enforcement-where-to-start/

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