Rejected petition Change the laws to give dads the rights and access to their children

I want the government to make a law that protects us dads against having our children held captive from us during relationship break ups.

More details

All men and women deserve the right to be treated equally as a parent no matter the gender. Also every child deserves the right to see each of their parents and there’s no law to protect women keeping the children away from the man which should be legally speaking not just from her point of view. A lot of dads deserve justice and deserve to be around their children.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. You may also wish to sign this petition: "More legal aid for fathers seeking access to their children" https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/725169

The Government has guidance about making child arrangements if you divorce or separate: https://www.gov.uk/looking-after-children-divorce

Citizens Advice also provides guidance for making child arrangements: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/family/making-agreements-about-your-children/making-child-arrangements/

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 17 September 2025
Get petition data (json format)

About petition data

The data shows the number of people who have signed the petition by country as well as in the constituency of each Member of Parliament. This data is available for all petitions on the site. It is not a list of people who have signed the petition. The only name that is shared on the site is that of the petition creator.