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Change the law to allow under 16's to be recognised as victims of domestic abuse

Submitted by Tia Benjamin on Friday 14th November 2025

Published on Friday 9th January 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Thursday 9th July 2026

Current Signatures: 149
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

2021 ~ abuse ~ aged ~ Change ~ Child ~ Children ~ Domestic ~ Domestic abuse ~ Law ~ Legally ~ Parent ~ parties ~ Partner ~ The Law ~ Victim

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 149 signatures in total, with signatories from 111 constituencies. That makes it the 814th most popular open petition, and the 18,395th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 31% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 2% (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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