{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/771953.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":771953,"attributes":{"action":"MAKE BODY CAMERAS AND RECORDED INTERVIEWS MANDATORY IN CHILD PROTECTION CASES","background":"We are calling on the UK Government to introduce legislation requiring all social workers involved in child protection investigations and child removal proceedings to use body-worn cameras and ensure that formal interviews involving children and parents are audio or video recorded.","additional_details":"We are calling on the UK Government to introduce legislation requiring all social workers involved in child protection investigations and child removal proceedings to use body-worn cameras and ensure that formal interviews involving children and parents are audio or video recorded. \r\nlife-changing decisions are being made about removing children from their families, there should be full transparency and reliable evidence of what was actually said.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":21,"created_at":"2026-06-06T08:03:05.457Z","updated_at":"2026-07-03T07:54:27.505Z","rejected_at":"2026-07-03T07:54:25.767Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-06-06T08:59:20.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"We already have a petition open on this subject which you may wish to sign:\r\n\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/757141"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}