Petitions tagged with "Parent"

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Tags are generated automatically from the petition contents, so sometimes they do end up being a bit imprecise. But manually tagging over a 100,000 petitions would be a bit of a stretch, so we'll just have to put up with the occasional dodgy tag. Sorry about that.

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• Ban ear piercing for under 10s and require presence of a parent for under 16s
  Open from Friday 23rd April 2021 to Saturday 23rd October 2021
  52 signatures

• Prioritise single parents (primary care giver) in the roll out of the vaccine
  Open from Thursday 25th March 2021 to Saturday 25th September 2021
  52 signatures

• Stop paying parents being able to close Child Maintenance accounts
  Open from Tuesday 20th April 2021 to Wednesday 20th October 2021
  51 signatures

• Increase child maintenance payments
  Open from Friday 20th December 2024 to Friday 20th June 2025
  51 signatures

• Allow support bubbles between two households of any size
  Open from Thursday 12th November 2020 to Wednesday 12th May 2021
  51 signatures

• Allow Parents Legal Access To Medical Records & DNA Of Their Deceased Child
  Open from Tuesday 26th July 2022 to Thursday 9th February 2023
  50 signatures

• Make self-employed people eligible for statutory adoption pay
  Open from Tuesday 21st June 2022 to Wednesday 4th January 2023
  50 signatures

• Require both parents to be present to register a child's birth
  Open from Wednesday 10th February 2021 to Tuesday 10th August 2021
  49 signatures

• Change child maintenance liability so it's not based on income
  Open from Wednesday 26th March 2025 to Friday 26th September 2025
  49 signatures

• Allow the use of Polygraph test results as evidence in Family Court cases
  Opened on Wednesday 4th February 2026
  48 signatures so far

• Lift the ban on recruiting Type 1 diabetics to the Armed Forces
  Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
  48 signatures

• Grant statutory right to leave for employees when a parent passes away
  Open from Thursday 6th November 2025 to Wednesday 6th May 2026
  47 signatures

• Scrap parental means testing for student maintenance loans
  Opened on Tuesday 18th November 2025
  47 signatures so far

• Make children eligible for Bereavement Support Payment after death of a parent
  Opened on Tuesday 24th March 2026
  47 signatures so far

• Government to review process for child removal decisions
  Opened on Friday 1st May 2026
  46 signatures so far

• Make it the law that employers have to pay employees when on Jury Service.
  Open from Wednesday 22nd September 2021 to Tuesday 22nd March 2022
  46 signatures

• Change the CMS to make it more transparent for paying parents
  Open from Thursday 16th January 2025 to Wednesday 16th July 2025
  45 signatures

• Prioritise one parent of young adults in care homes for Covid-19 vaccination.
  Open from Thursday 14th January 2021 to Wednesday 14th July 2021
  45 signatures

• Automatically grant equal access rights following separation
  Open from Friday 8th July 2022 to Sunday 22nd January 2023
  45 signatures

• Review support provided to autistic parents involved in SEND tribunals
  Opened on Thursday 20th November 2025
  44 signatures so far

• Ban ear piercing under 5s
  Open from Wednesday 8th February 2023 to Tuesday 8th August 2023
  44 signatures

• Extend legislation on domestic abuse to make parental alienation an offence
  

• Give parents rights to be furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
  Open from Tuesday 2nd February 2021 to Monday 2nd August 2021
  42 signatures

• Remove requirements for collective worship in state schools
  Open from Thursday 13th May 2021 to Saturday 13th November 2021
  41 signatures

• Teach two languages to every child as part of the National Curriculum
  Open from Thursday 18th February 2021 to Wednesday 18th August 2021
  41 signatures

• Ban schools from issuing absence fines to both parents if they’re separated
  Opened on Tuesday 10th March 2026
  40 signatures so far

• Include children not living with one parent in all benefits and housing claims
  Open from Tuesday 7th October 2025 to Tuesday 7th April 2026
  40 signatures

• Provide baby boxes for all newborn children in England
  Open from Wednesday 1st June 2022 to Thursday 15th December 2022
  40 signatures

• Make it an offence to relocate a child within UK without other parent's consent
  Open from Thursday 18th August 2022 to Saturday 4th March 2023
  40 signatures

• Change law on partner consent for use of embryos for those unable to conceive
  Open from Thursday 19th June 2025 to Friday 19th December 2025
  40 signatures

• Raise the age when children take control of their own health care and treatments
  Opened on Friday 10th April 2026
  40 signatures so far

• Create visitation rights for siblings full, step or half
  Open from Tuesday 5th January 2021 to Monday 5th July 2021
  40 signatures

• Make it easier to end parental responsibility of absent parents
  Open from Tuesday 30th November 2021 to Monday 30th May 2022
  39 signatures

• Ban unsupervised child contact during criminal investigations
  Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
  39 signatures so far

• Provide parents with babies/young kids with a badge for parent and child bays
  Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
  39 signatures

• Ban parents and carers physically punishing their children in England
  Open from Monday 18th July 2022 to Wednesday 1st February 2023
  38 signatures

• Review communication about "collect and pay" fees for Child Maintenance
  Open from Friday 4th April 2025 to Saturday 4th October 2025
  38 signatures

• Extend Statutory Adoption Leave and Pay to Special Guardians
  Open from Monday 6th February 2023 to Sunday 6th August 2023
  38 signatures

• Backdate pay of disabled elements of Universal Credit to start of claim
  Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
  38 signatures

• Notify new parents of partner's criminal record when registering birth
  Open from Monday 7th April 2025 to Tuesday 7th October 2025
  37 signatures

• Require local authorities to add "unmet needs" as a Child Protection category
  Open from Thursday 15th May 2025 to Saturday 15th November 2025
  37 signatures

• Require websites hosting adverts for pets to check their accuracy
  Open from Tuesday 14th December 2021 to Tuesday 14th June 2022
  37 signatures

• More items on prescription for individuals who have coeliac disease in England
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  36 signatures so far

• Require capability assessments and curriculum standards for home educators
  Opened on Wednesday 7th January 2026
  36 signatures so far

• Make it law for schools to keep exact word-for-word records of meetings
  Opened on Tuesday 9th December 2025
  35 signatures so far

• Fund security officers on trains
  Opened on Friday 5th December 2025
  35 signatures so far

• Extend Maternity / Shared Parental Leave from 12 months to 15 months
  Open from Monday 11th October 2021 to Monday 11th April 2022
  34 signatures

• Automatically grant UK citizenship to people affected by historical unfairness
  Open from Monday 10th November 2025 to Sunday 10th May 2026
  34 signatures

• Raise higher rate income tax (40%) threshold to £80,000
  

• Child contact with parent arrested/bailed for domestic abuse to be supervised
  Open from Tuesday 29th April 2025 to Wednesday 29th October 2025
  33 signatures

• Allow single parents to change a child's name without the other parent's consent
  Open from Monday 30th January 2023 to Sunday 30th July 2023
  32 signatures

• Remove the sole responsibility conditions for child immigration applications
  Opened on Monday 12th January 2026
  31 signatures so far

• Stop local councils charging both parents to take their children on holiday
  Open from Monday 25th July 2022 to Wednesday 8th February 2023
  31 signatures

• Include benefit income in Child Maintenance calculations
  Opened on Monday 16th March 2026
  31 signatures so far

• Reform Child Maintenance – require parental mediation and proof of care
  Open from Thursday 29th May 2025 to Saturday 29th November 2025
  31 signatures

• Have a set maximum amount for child maintenance per child.
  Opened on Tuesday 17th February 2026
  31 signatures so far

• Review accessibility of hospital parking and set minimum space width
  Opened on Wednesday 1st April 2026
  30 signatures so far

• Reduce income tax rate for parents
  Opened on Thursday 5th February 2026
  30 signatures so far

• Allow shared benefits for children in split families
  Opened on Wednesday 17th December 2025
  30 signatures so far

• Don't allow absent parents to take children from primary care givers
  Open from Wednesday 12th February 2025 to Tuesday 12th August 2025
  30 signatures

• Review CMS to be calculated on both parents’ income, including investments
  Opened on Thursday 26th March 2026
  30 signatures so far

• Allow 'Paper Abortions' so fathers can opt out of parenthood during pregnancy
  Open from Thursday 3rd June 2021 to Friday 3rd December 2021
  29 signatures

• Ensure ALL vulnerable children and children with EHCPs are schooled as promised.
  Open from Tuesday 19th January 2021 to Monday 19th July 2021
  28 signatures

• Ban adoption when birth parents are alive
  Open from Friday 21st March 2025 to Sunday 21st September 2025
  28 signatures

• Parental Bereavement Legislation on par with UK Maternity/Paternity Legislation
  Opened on Friday 13th February 2026
  28 signatures so far

• Record and retain all contacts relating to family court proceedings
  Opened on Monday 24th November 2025
  28 signatures so far

• Change fine rules so only one parent is charged for a child taken out of school
  Open from Thursday 19th December 2024 to Thursday 19th June 2025
  28 signatures

• Change Parental Leave eligibility to make leave equal for men and women
  Open from Monday 5th December 2022 to Monday 5th June 2023
  28 signatures

• Make neurodiversity education a mandatory part of the national curriculum
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  27 signatures so far

• Remove mandatory age restrictions on films in cinemas & make advisory
  Open from Wednesday 3rd September 2025 to Tuesday 3rd March 2026
  27 signatures

• Bubbles of six in schools
  Open from Thursday 24th September 2020 to Wednesday 24th March 2021
  27 signatures

• Assess dependents' needs if a parent is diagnosed with long-term health problems
  Open from Monday 16th November 2020 to Sunday 16th May 2021
  26 signatures

• Stop automatically classifying people as “British by descent” without consent
  Opened on Thursday 26th March 2026
  26 signatures so far

• Reform A levels to increase contribution of coursework to A level grades
  Open from Monday 20th June 2022 to Tuesday 3rd January 2023
  26 signatures

• Make sales of all clothing and shoes for under 16s VAT free
  Open from Friday 24th June 2022 to Saturday 7th January 2023
  26 signatures

• Update child maintenance regulations to better recognise equal care arrangements
  Opened on Wednesday 15th April 2026
  26 signatures so far

• Change Universal Credit so second parent earnings don't affect family’s payment
  Opened on Monday 19th January 2026
  25 signatures so far

• Increase the personal tax allowance of single working parents.
  Open from Monday 24th May 2021 to Wednesday 24th November 2021
  25 signatures

• Make it a crime to stop someone from seeing their child, if not for violence.
  Open from Monday 19th December 2022 to Monday 19th June 2023
  24 signatures

• Give BN(O) visa holders access to funded childcare hours for working parents
  Open from Monday 25th November 2024 to Sunday 25th May 2025
  24 signatures

• Fund dedicated housing for men with shared custody of their children
  Opened on Friday 20th March 2026
  23 signatures so far

• Broaden eligibility for de facto adoptions from non-Hague countries
  Open from Monday 10th March 2025 to Wednesday 10th September 2025
  23 signatures

• Parking permits/badges for parent and child parking spaces
  Open from Monday 13th December 2021 to Monday 13th June 2022
  23 signatures

• Ban the use of blanket 'no children' clauses in rental contracts
  Open from Friday 29th October 2021 to Friday 29th April 2022
  23 signatures

• Allow sharing of medical details of 16-17 year olds with parents without consent
  Open from Thursday 19th May 2022 to Saturday 3rd December 2022
  22 signatures

• Create a quarantine exemption to facilitate cross border child contact
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  22 signatures

• Raise parental leave limit for parents working at least 16 hours a week
  Opened on Monday 15th December 2025
  22 signatures so far

• Enable one parent to change their child's name if the other parent is absent
  Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
  22 signatures

• Stop self-employed parents from using the CMS
  Open from Wednesday 2nd April 2025 to Thursday 2nd October 2025
  22 signatures

• Allow reregistration of births to remove a parent from the birth certificate
  Open from Tuesday 29th July 2025 to Thursday 29th January 2026
  21 signatures

• Allow financially independent EU retirees to join their family members in the UK
  Opened on Friday 13th March 2026
  21 signatures so far

• Review financial support for parents if child maintenance payments can't be made
  Opened on Monday 23rd March 2026
  21 signatures so far

• Protect those already on 10 year FLR FP routes from new rules changes.
  Opened on Monday 23rd March 2026
  21 signatures so far

• Review parental rights when a parent is not involved in their child's care 50/50
  Opened on Wednesday 15th April 2026
  21 signatures so far

• Make social media content inadmissible in family courts
  Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
  20 signatures

• Provide free state-run childcare for all parents with children under 18
  Open from Thursday 18th March 2021 to Saturday 18th September 2021
  20 signatures

• Ban parental controls for digital devices being used involuntarily on adults
  Open from Tuesday 8th July 2025 to Thursday 8th January 2026
  20 signatures

• Increase flat rate of Child Maintenance to £21.15 p/w
  Open from Monday 1st November 2021 to Sunday 1st May 2022
  20 signatures

• Fund private rooms for those who have suffered baby loss
  Open from Friday 4th December 2020 to Friday 4th June 2021
  19 signatures

• Implement the requirement for consent of both parents for child school enrolment
  Open from Tuesday 29th July 2025 to Thursday 29th January 2026
  17 signatures

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