Petition Permanent removal of a child from their parents should only be decided by a judge not magistrates

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Currently most decisions to permanent removal of children from their parents is decided by magistrates.

Magistrates are lay people, having your children removed is a life sentence for you and your child, is it right that lay people make these decisions?

IF YOU THINK THAT THIS POWER SHOULD ONLY BE GIVEN TO JUDGES SIGN THIS PETITION.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

3 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 3 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 22 March 2013
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