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Notify new parents of partner's criminal record when registering birth

Submitted by Clare Stewart on Monday 3rd March 2025

Published on Monday 7th April 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 7th October 2025

Signatures: 37

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abuse ~ Access ~ Benefits ~ Child ~ child protection ~ Children ~ Criminal ~ Disclosure ~ Domestic ~ Domestic abuse ~ history ~ Improved ~ Individuals ~ Parent ~ Partner ~ Pose ~ Protecting ~ Registered ~ Request ~ risk ~ Risks

Petition Action

Notify new parents of partner's criminal record when registering birth

Petition Details

We want the Government to notify individuals of their partner's criminal record so that when a new birth is registered, parents are automatically but discreetly notified if the other parent has a criminal history of domestic abuse or child-related offences.

Additional Information

We think this could help safeguard children and parents from potential harm by ensuring that caregivers have further access to crucial information. Information can currently be requested through existing disclosure schemes, but we feel parents may be unaware of this or hesitant to initiate the process.
We think the benefits could be:
Improved child protection
Greater transparency where one parent may pose a risk
Reduces barriers to accessing information.


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