Petitions/Reform the limitation period for NHS clinical negligence claims for stillbirth
StatusOngoing
Opened10 Aug 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

I urge the UK Government to change the law so that parents of stillborn babies caused by NHS clinical negligence are not prevented from bringing a claim solely because more than three years have passed. Families dealing with bereavement, often spend years focused on surviving.

10,000
100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

Alex McIntyre
1Alex McIntyre MP
Gloucester
19
Dr Simon Opher
2Dr Simon Opher MP
Stroud
3
Cameron Thomas
3Cameron Thomas MP
Tewkesbury
2
Barry Gardiner
4Barry Gardiner MP
Brent West
1
Max Wilkinson
5Max Wilkinson MP
Cheltenham
1
Sir Christopher Chope
6Sir Christopher Chope MP
Christchurch
1
Danny Kruger
7Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
1
Naushabah Khan
8Naushabah Khan MP
Gillingham and Rainham
1
Mike Wood
9Mike Wood MP
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
1
Dr Jeevun Sandher
10Dr Jeevun Sandher MP
Loughborough
1