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Stop women who have a third child as a result of rape to have to declare it.

Submitted on Friday 17th March 2017

Published on Wednesday 29th March 2017

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 2nd May 2017

Signatures: 51

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Child ~ Children ~ Law ~ month ~ Parliament ~ Tax

Petition Action

Stop women who have a third child as a result of rape to have to declare it.

Petition Details

Guardian 16.3.17 proposal to ask new mothers who have been raped for verification if they wish to claim tax credits for more than two children has become law without any debate/vote in parliament.

The so-called rape clause, was added to legislation late on Wed as an amendment to an existing act.

Additional Information

controversial proposal to ask new mothers who have been raped for verification if they wish to claim tax credits for more than two children has become law without any debate or vote in parliament.

The so-called rape clause, which will be applied as part of new restrictions on tax credit entitlement, was added to legislation late on Wednesday as an amendment to an existing act. The plans will come into effect within a month. It will.mean someone may need to relive sexual assault.


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