This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Reform British birth certificates to reflect modern British families.
The government needs to change the law so that LGBTQ+ and surrogate families are recognised accurately and equally on children’s birth certificates. UK law no longer reflects Modern British families and this needs to change.
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Thousands of LGBTQ+ and surrogate parents have no legal recognition on their children’s birth certificates. These children are at risk of being harassed or discriminated against whenever they need to produce their birth certificates e.g. applying for their first passport, attending school, going to university, getting married or collect their pensions. This reform must include the freedom to register as ‘parent’ and to be recognised as ‘mother’ and ‘father’ according to one’s legal gender.
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.
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We understand you would like to see changes to the way births of children are registered, and how they are subsequently displayed on a birth certificate but we're not sure what specific action you would like the Government to take.
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