This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament

Rejected petition Remove parental legal rights off parents who have abused their children

To remove legal parental rights from parents who have abused their children!
Parents who have abused their children in anyway should automatically have their legal parental rights removed

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leaving the remaining parent with full legal responsibility so they can move forward and making the best decision on behalf of the children such as freedom to change last names so the children have no association to the abusing parent

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Automatically remove parental responsibility for those who abuse their children
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/597299

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