{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/778505.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":778505,"attributes":{"action":"Fix the care system in the United Kingdom","background":"I want the UK Government to reform children’s residential care by improving safeguarding, reducing unnecessary placement moves, providing better mental health support, requiring trauma-informed staff training, and ensuring every child in care is safe, heard and treated with dignity.","additional_details":"I am calling on the UK Government to urgently reform the children’s residential care system. After speaking to a young person living in residential care about unsafe living conditions, repeated placement moves, poor mental health support, inconsistent treatment, safeguarding concerns and staff failing to protect vulnerable children, I believe urgent action is needed to ensure every child in care is safe, heard, supported and treated with dignity, respect and compassion.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":8,"created_at":"2026-07-29T21:55:17.393Z","updated_at":"2026-09-02T10:13:49.658Z","rejected_at":"2026-09-02T10:13:49.661Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-07-29T23:38:50.000Z","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":"You may wish to sign this open petition:\r\n\r\n'Review Children’s Social Care Repeated Placement Moves to Prevent Harm'\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/768412"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}