Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Stop the removal of children Risk needs a legal definition to prevent its abuse

children should not be removed from family homes based on risk of emotional harm and that all cases in which these were grounds for removal of children are reopened for appeal.

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By the wording "risk of" there is an acceptance that no harm has or will take place. all cases in which these were grounds for removal of children are reopened for appeal.
Children should not be removed on unfounded accusations hearsay or false reports
where there is no evidence of abuse.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.