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Mandate domestic violence training for all family court & social workers

Submitted by Leona Steward on Saturday 15th November 2025

Published on Tuesday 16th December 2025

Current status: Open

Open until: Tuesday 16th June 2026

Current Signatures: 73
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

abuse ~ Accredited ~ Children ~ Courts ~ Domestic ~ Domestic abuse ~ Ensure ~ Mandate ~ Protecting ~ risk ~ Safeguarding ~ Social Workers ~ Standards ~ Survivors ~ training ~ Violence

Petition Action

Mandate domestic violence training for all family court & social workers

Petition Details

We want the Government to mandate accredited training in domestic abuse, coercive control and trauma for all social workers and family-court professionals. We believe national standards must be set to ensure consistent safeguarding and better protection for survivors and children.

Additional Information

Training should be nationally standardised, routinely updated, and required for qualification and ongoing practice. We believe this is needed to improve safeguarding, ensure consistent decisions, and reduce risk to survivors and children.


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