Remove parental responsibility from people convicted of DV with 10+ yr sentence

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closedMinistry of JusticeOpened 15 August 2025Closed 15 February 2026

Background

We think that any person convicted of serious sexual and/or violent offence(s) against another person with whom they share a child or children and receive a substantial custodial sentence of ten years or more, should automatically lose parental responsibility of said child or children.

Additional details

We believe contact should be indirect only. We feel that survivors should not have to fight to protect their children after the perpetrator has been convicted, nor should they have to co-parent with that person.

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Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 729258.