Make it a specific criminal offence for social workers to lie

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.

This petition closed on 21 Oct 2021 with 3,181 signatures


Reticulating Splines

You may be interested in these active petitions

1. Make assaulting a security worker a standalone offence - 11,608 signatures
2. Make a dog injuring or killing a cat a specific offence - 2,425 signatures
3. Make it an offence to carry a catapult in public without lawful defence - 41,091 signatures
4. Treat non-fatal strangulation as equivalent offence to attempted murder - 4,164 signatures
5. Make it compulsory for children to wear gloves ice skating - 25,796 signatures

Where it is found that social workers have lied or written an untruthful report they should face criminal penalties. Children and families have been torn apart as a result of dishonest social workers. Making this a criminal offence would help protect families.


Petition Signatures over time

Constituency Data

Reticulating Splines