Petition Don't ask people to disclose previous names after 5 years
We want the Government not to ask people to disclose a previous name where it can be demonstrated a new name has been the sole name used for 5 years.
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Remove all requests for people to provide any previous name except where a person is undergoing a DBS or fraud check.
After estrangement from a traumatic family background. I changed my name in 2018, relocated to a different part of the country where I've never used my birth name. I have had legal documents repeatedly issued under my legal name. Transgender people likewise can find being required to disclose and refer to a previous name distressing.
We believe there is little justification in requiring someone to disclose a name that people no longer have any connection to, except in cases of crime prevention or fraud avoidance.
At 10,000 signatures...
At 10,000 signatures, government will respond to this petition
At 100,000 signatures...
At 100,000 signatures, this petition will be considered for debate in Parliament