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Legally require absent parents to undertake medical testing if child is unwell

Submitted by Katie Rebecca Browne on Friday 10th April 2026

Published on Friday 8th May 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Sunday 8th November 2026

Current Signatures: 907
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Benefits ~ Blood ~ Child ~ Children ~ genetic ~ history ~ Legally ~ Madely ~ Medic ~ Parent ~ Penalty ~ Professional ~ Request ~ testing

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 907 signatures in total, with signatories from 106 constituencies. That makes it the 313th most popular open petition, and the 8,243rd most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 15% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 8% (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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