Petitions/Fund regular welfare checks for children and require parental co-operation
StatusOngoing
Opened3 Aug 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

We think that we have to do a much better job protecting children from abuse and call for funding for a system where trained healthcare workers visit every family on a regular short or non-notice basis to examine the children for signs of physical, sexual or emotional abuse, or neglect.

We believe that we need a funded system where healthcare professional visit every home in the on a regular (for example monthly) basis to be able to examine children for specific signs but also see how the children live/ judge potential abuse. These visits should be unannounced or conducted after short notice, and the family should be legally obliged to grant the healthcare worker access to their home and to examine their children.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Andrew Bowie
1Andrew Bowie MP
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
4
Kirsty Blackman
2Kirsty Blackman MP
Aberdeen North
2
Barry Gardiner
3Barry Gardiner MP
Brent West
1
Perran Moon
4Perran Moon MP
Camborne and Redruth
1
Daniel Zeichner
5Daniel Zeichner MP
Cambridge
1
Chris Philp
6Chris Philp MP
Croydon South
1
Catherine Atkinson
7Catherine Atkinson MP
Derby North
1
Danny Kruger
8Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
1
Helen Maguire
9Helen Maguire MP
Epsom and Ewell
1
Naushabah Khan
10Naushabah Khan MP
Gillingham and Rainham
1