This petition was submitted during the 2020-2024 Conservative government

Rejected petition The laws and court guidelines to remove children need to be changed

This can mean children suffer emotionally and psychologically more in the long term. Currently a court can grant a care order removing children from their parents if they are 'likely to suffer harm or future harm'.

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This can mean children suffer emotionally and psychologically more in the long term. Currently a court can grant a care order removing children from their parents if they are 'likely to suffer harm or future harm'.

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