This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Restore the cartoon murals in the Children's Asylum unit in the Kent Intake Unit
The government should order the immediate re-establishment of colourful murals depicting cartoon characters on the walls of all centres for Unaccompanied Children asylum seekers. It should ensure that any environment for children is tailored to the tastes and needs of children.
More details
The removal of murals depicting cartoon characters from the walls of the Kent Intake Unit for unaccompanied children is an affront to decency in all respects. The removal of welcoming pictures can only make the process of arriving in a foreign country without one's family a harsher experience. I would like a message to be sent to this government and to Robert Jenrick in particular that Britain is a welcoming country, and that it is sensitive to the needs fo minors.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It requests action at a local level.
We can’t accept petitions that request action at a local level.
You could ask your MP to take action on your concerns about this issue, including by asking them to present a public (paper) petition about this.
You can find contact details for your local MP here: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP
And you can find out how to ask your MP to present a public (paper) petition here: https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/sign-a-petition/paper-petitions/
You could also raise this issue with the Government department responsible for asylum centres. You can find contact details for the Home Office here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office
We could accept a petition calling on the Government to ensure that all asylum reception centres are children friendly, if that's something you'd like to happen.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.