This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government

Rejected petition “Don't remove children from victims of domestic violence

Some victims of domestic violence have their children taken away from them when they report the abuse.

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“Don't remove children from victims of Victims of domestic abuse should not be made to suffer more than they have already by having their children taken away from them, as long as their children can be protected from abuse.”

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/177852

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