Submitted on Monday 15th January 2024
Rejected on Wednesday 31st January 2024
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Limit obligation to provide birth name if legal name has been changed.
To limit the requirements where an individual must disclose a birth name to situations where it is essential to an industry i.e. the security services or where a person has a serious conviction. It is suggested the person be allowed to abstain from providing birth names 6 years after a name change
There exists various mechanisms for changing of a name in the UK for a variety of reasons. While it is important to establish a history for a person in cases such as claiming benefits or establishing identity. the fact remains that there is little justification for insisting a person continually have to divulge a name they have abandoned for a considerable time.
It is proposed a birth name should only be required to be disclosed in very limited circumstances such as where convictions exist.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you want to see restrictions to when someone can be asked for their birth name, but it's not clear exactly how you want these restrictions to work.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
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