Automatically suspend PR when a parent is convicted of child murder/serious harm

Current legislation ensures the automatic suspension of parental responsibility (PR) in cases where one parent murders another. However, there is currently NO automatic suspension of PR when a parent is convicted of seriously harming or murdering their child.

307 Signatures

Status
Open
Opened
Friday 20th March 2026
Last 24 hours signatures
2
Signature Deadline
Sunday 20th September 2026
Estimated Final Signatures: 646

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I'm asking the government to create 'Charlie's Law' to spare families the pain of perpetrators being able to maintaining influence and power over their children from prison.

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