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Make it illegal for restraint to be used against children in residential care

Submitted by Paul Windle on Tuesday 16th December 2025

Published on Friday 6th February 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Thursday 6th August 2026

Current Signatures: 47
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Build ~ Children ~ End ~ FEAR ~ Illegal ~ risk ~ Years ~ Young people

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 47 signatures in total, with signatories from 40 constituencies. That makes it the 1,595th most popular open petition, and the 30,157th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 15% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 7% (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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