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Law to allow families to request compulsory assessment when addiction risks life

Submitted by Irene O'Reilly on Wednesday 4th March 2026

Published on Tuesday 7th April 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Wednesday 7th October 2026

Current Signatures: 200
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

abuse ~ Awareness ~ Compulsory ~ country ~ Courts ~ Deaths ~ Drugs ~ Enable ~ Ensure ~ Families ~ Impulse ~ Judgement ~ Law ~ Medic ~ Oversight ~ Prevent ~ Request ~ risk ~ Safeguarding ~ Severe ~ Substance ~ Viewing

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 200 signatures in total, with signatories from 116 constituencies. That makes it the 687th most popular open petition, and the 16,152nd most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 30% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -3% (very low).

Signatures by Constituency

Signatures by Region

Signatures by Country

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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