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Review use of the '"Child in Need" label by social workers & local authorities

Submitted by Lucy FULLARD on Tuesday 19th August 2025

Published on Thursday 2nd October 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 2nd April 2026

Signatures: 234

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Tagged with

Child ~ Children ~ Compass ~ Concern ~ concerns ~ Disabled ~ local ~ Parent ~ Respect ~ Reviewed ~ Safeguarding ~ Social Workers ~ URGENT ~ Urgent review

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Popularity

This petition has 234 signatures in total, with signatories from 152 constituencies. That makes it the 15,085th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 37% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -6% (very low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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