Submitted by Hannah Smith on Thursday 26th February 2026
Published on Tuesday 31st March 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Wednesday 30th September 2026
Current Signatures: 138
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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Child ~ Children ~ Courts ~ crisis ~ Ensure ~ Families ~ fund ~ Government MUST ~ Lack ~ Parliament ~ Remove ~ Reviewed ~ Social Services
Review how to help keep children with families, with funding for early support
We think children should stay safely with their families whenever possible. The government must review how to do this, fund better early help, respite, and practical support, reduce any unnecessary court removals, and ensure decisions to remove children are only a last resort with full transparency.
We call on the government and Parliament to conduct a review to ensure social services always provide proper early help and support to families in crisis, including practical assistance and respite, before considering child removal. We believe children should only be removed as a last resort, not due to rigid procedures or lack of support.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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