Closed petition: Give courts powers to order local authorities to fund family therapy

Closed on 24 July 2025

Amend the children’s act 1989 to give courts the power to order local authorities to fund therapy for parents and children. We think this would make the legislation compatible with the ECHR Article 8 rights, and that the aim should be to reunite families.

Every day children are taken into care and in many cases therapy is required for parents and/or children. Therapy on the NHS is not often accessible. We think on balance it’s cheaper to fund therapy than cases repeatedly coming to court.