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Require family court to refer findings of abuse & coercive control to the police

Submitted by Susannah Woodgate on Thursday 11th December 2025

Published on Monday 26th January 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Sunday 26th July 2026

Current Signatures: 56
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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abuse ~ Accept ~ aged ~ Children ~ country ~ Courts ~ Crime ~ Criminal ~ Cycle ~ Devastating ~ Domestic ~ Domestic abuse ~ Effective ~ Experienced ~ Incumbent ~ Police ~ Protecting ~ Survivors ~ The Police ~ Victim ~ Viewing ~ Years

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Popularity

This petition has 56 signatures in total, with signatories from 47 constituencies. That makes it the 1,431st most popular open petition, and the 27,902nd most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 19% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -5% (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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