Petitions/Automatically suspend PR when a parent is convicted of child murder/serious harm
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Opened20 Mar 2026
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Current legislation ensures the automatic suspension of parental responsibility (PR) in cases where one parent murders another. However, there is currently NO automatic suspension of PR when a parent is convicted of seriously harming or murdering their child.

I'm asking the government to create 'Charlie's Law' to spare families the pain of perpetrators being able to maintaining influence and power over their children from prison. Please support my campaign for Charlie’s Law and sign and share this petition.

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Nick Timothy
1Nick Timothy MP
West Suffolk
31
Gareth Bacon
2Gareth Bacon MP
Orpington
27
Mr Louie French
3Mr Louie French MP
Old Bexley and Sidcup
18
Chris Elmore
4Chris Elmore MP
Bridgend
17
Jess Asato
5Jess Asato MP
Lowestoft
15
Kanishka Narayan
6Kanishka Narayan MP
Vale of Glamorgan
13
Helen Grant
7Helen Grant MP
Maidstone and Malling
12
Daniel Francis
8Daniel Francis MP
Bexleyheath and Crayford
11
Peter Fortune
9Peter Fortune MP
Bromley and Biggin Hill
11
Dr Peter Prinsley
10Dr Peter Prinsley MP
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
10