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Automatically remove parental responsibility for parents convicted of abuse

Submitted by Kelly Higgins on Sunday 1st February 2026

Published on Wednesday 11th March 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Friday 11th September 2026

Current Signatures: 7,336
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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abuse ~ Change ~ Child ~ Children ~ convicted ~ Failed ~ Foster ~ Law ~ PTSD ~ Remove ~ system ~ The Law

Petition Action

Automatically remove parental responsibility for parents convicted of abuse

Petition Details

We want to change the law to automatically remove parental responsibility from parents convicted of abuse. We feel children being required to see their abusive parents and allowing them to still make decisions regarding the child's life is abuse in itself and may cause more suffering.

Additional Information

We believe many children are failed by the system and may be left with lifelong trauma and PTSD. Foster parents should been given full parental responsibility instead.


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