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This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament

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Rejected petition Enforce stricter penalties on parents who don't pay their child support payments

Throughout the country there are more than 700,000 families with dependant children who are presently owed more than £1 billion in unpaid child maintenance. By law all parents are legally responsible for their children but the Government does little to actually enforce this law.

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http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/child-maintenance/

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.

It's already possible for people who don't pay child maintenance to be sent to prison for non-payment, or to have deductions taken from their bank account, their earnings or from their benefits. There is more information about this here:

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/relationships/children-and-young-people/child-maintenance/child-maintenance-2012-scheme/child-maintenance-enforcement/child-maintenance-enforcement-where-to-start/

We're therefore not sure exactly what action you'd like the Government or Parliament to take.

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