Petitions/Automatically remove parental responsibility for parents convicted of abuse
StatusOngoing
Opened11 Mar 2026
Closes
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones 10,000

We want to change the law to automatically remove parental responsibility from parents convicted of abuse. We feel children being required to see their abusive parents and allowing them to still make decisions regarding the child's life is abuse in itself and may cause more suffering.

We believe many children are failed by the system and may be left with lifelong trauma and PTSD. Foster parents should been given full parental responsibility instead.

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Government response

The Government is committed to undertaking a review of the law about parental responsibility in its entirety.

Constituency engagement ranking

Colum Eastwood
1Colum Eastwood MP
Foyle
1,080
Angela Rayner
2Angela Rayner MP
Ashton-under-Lyne
641
Jonathan Reynolds
3Jonathan Reynolds MP
Stalybridge and Hyde
564
Graham Stringer
4Graham Stringer MP
Blackley and Middleton South
270
Hannah Spencer
5Hannah Spencer MP
Gorton and Denton
234
Lucy Powell
6Lucy Powell MP
Manchester Central
195
Navendu Mishra
7Navendu Mishra MP
Stockport
173
Debbie Abrahams
8Debbie Abrahams MP
Oldham East and Saddleworth
161
Rebecca Long Bailey
9Rebecca Long Bailey MP
Salford
151
Jim McMahon
10Jim McMahon MP
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
150