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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Amend the Children Act 1989 so that it makes the consideration of every child’s wishes and feelings a legal right rather than just a consideration. More details
Submitted by Natasha Phillips of Researching Reform – Deadline to sign up by: 23 November 2010 – Signatures: 35
More details from petition creator
The Children Act 1989 was intended to place the welfare of the child as the paramount consideration in every family law case and to make sure that the concerns of every child in the family justice system was given due weight. This cannot happen unless those considerations are enforced as of right.
The family courts currently show a lack of consistency in taking these children’s views into consideration and furthermore those views are being routinely overshadowed by appointed guardians, lawyers and judges, who continue to override reasonable wishes and feelings of the children in their care.
We urge the government to make autonomy for children who can express themselves clearly a legal right and allow the views of every family member to be given the dignity and due respect they deserve.
Current signatories
Natasha Phillips, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- Vena Ramphal
- Bob Greig
- william Mcgranaghan
- Raul Penaranda
- Rosalie Hughes
- Nazenin Moshiri
- simon moore
- calvin morgan
- Andrew Sowden (wheresmydad org uk)
- E Reddie
- maria simmons
- Margaret King
- A. Cook
- Sarah-Jane Wood
- Vera Jones
- parentfodder
- Sean Barlow
- Brian Hitchcock
- Joel Robinson
- Krishan Arora
- Alison Stevens PAIN
- carmen cecilia semaski
- roy willis
- Richard Roper
- shirley flynn
- melizza moore
- S.J.Walton
- TONY HUGHES
- Andrew Yiannides
- sue ellis
- Yvonne Stewart-Taylor
- David Farmer
- chris hawkins
- sheila oneill
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