Give parents who have divorced or separated from the child's other parent the right to have their surname added to their child's name, without needing the consent of the other parent.
Review the Probate Registry to make it more customer friendly
- Final Signatures: 782
The Government should review the work of the probate registry to see what steps can be taken to make it more customer friendly.
Families are currently being deprived the opportunity of gaining full closure because offenders can choose not to appear in court for sentencing.
The Government responsed to this petition on 18th August 2023 (View Full Response)Automatic reporting restrictions for witnesses/victims under the age of 18
- Final Signatures: 122
My son was 15 when he was attacked by a gang ranging ages of 14-22 years.
My son was not granted anonymity but the minors charged with GBH were.
Therefore my son’s name, our address and photographs appeared in the papers shortly after this life threatening assault.
The Government must recruit more probation officers, increase funding for probation services and conduct an urgent review into working conditions for staff. We believe the Probation Service is critically past its maximum capacity to manage dangerous offenders and staff are burned out.
Make it a specific criminal offence for social workers to lie
- Final Signatures: 3,181
There have been too many cases of Social Workers involved in children’s services being found to have lied. The Government should introduce a specific offence which makes it a crime if a social worker knowingly lies or writes reports which are untruthful.
We want the Government to require that restraining orders be applied automatically to anyone convicted of domestic violence offences, for a minimum period of 5 years, and longer for the most serious offences. Arrangements for extending restraining orders, where necessary, should also be simplified.
Hold a referendum to reinstate capital punishment for child murder
- Final Signatures: 162
There were 68 child murders in the year ending March 2019 and 45 child murders in the year ending March 2020. The people should have the right to decide whether capital punishment should be applied for these heinous crimes.
Make convicted sex offenders and child abusers ineligible for early release
- Final Signatures: 95
People convicted of sexual offences or child abuse should serve the full sentence they are given in court, and not be eligible for early release.
Make people who enter the UK illegally ineligible for legal aid
- Final Signatures: 10,593
To disincentivise people from entering the country illegally, legal aid should be stopped for anyone who enters the country illegally. It's a complete mockery of the system, especially when legal aid is paid for by the British tax payer
The Government responsed to this petition on 3rd March 2022 (View Full Response)