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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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Tagged with

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

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Popularity

This petition has 7,336 signatures in total, with signatories from 610 constituencies. That makes it the 96th most popular open petition, and the 2,836th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 99% (average) and a Local Issue Rating of -6% (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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