Petitions/Change the law to tell parents if their child threatens suicide to a doctor
StatusClosed
Opened2 Apr 2025
Closes2 Oct 2025
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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We urge the Government to change the law to give parents the right to be informed when their child presents to a doctor threatening suicide.

We believe that parents should have the right to be given a chance to help save their children's life if there’s a known risk of suicide. We believe if children are reaching out for help from their doctor then part of the doctors duty of care should be passing on this information. We think patient confidentiality should not apply in these circumstances.

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Neil Duncan-Jordan
1Neil Duncan-Jordan MP
Poole
290
Vikki Slade
2Vikki Slade MP
Mid Dorset and North Poole
232
Jessica Toale
3Jessica Toale MP
Bournemouth West
171
Tom Hayes
4Tom Hayes MP
Bournemouth East
111
Simon Hoare
5Simon Hoare MP
North Dorset
65
Sir Christopher Chope
6Sir Christopher Chope MP
Christchurch
50
Lloyd Hatton
7Lloyd Hatton MP
South Dorset
33
Sir Desmond Swayne
8Sir Desmond Swayne MP
New Forest West
12
Peter Swallow
9Peter Swallow MP
Bracknell
11
Greg Smith
10Greg Smith MP
Mid Buckinghamshire
10