Petition to: Make it compulsory for Judges to use section 38 and 44 of the childrens act 1989 to keep children at home in care proceedings involving domestic violence victims.

E-Petitions

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Make it compulsory for Judges to use section 38 and 44 of the childrens act 1989 to keep children at home in care proceedings involving domestic violence victims. More details

Submitted by Angela Wileman of Justice for familes/mothers for justice/fathers4justice – Deadline to sign up by: 04 March 2010 – Signatures: 53

You must be a British citizen or resident to sign the petition. Please enter your name only; signatures containing other text may be removed by the petitions team.

I, , sign up to the petition.

Your email:

Confirm email:

Your email will not be published, and is collected only to confirm your account and to keep you informed of response to this petition.

Your address (will not be published):

UK postcode:

Or, if you're an expatriate, you're in an overseas territory, a Crown dependency or in the Armed Forces without a postcode, please select from this list:

More details from petition creator

Make it compulsory for judges to make orders under sections 38 and 44 of the childrens act 1989 in care proceedings involving domestic violence victims as in America. Many children have and still are being put into foster care for 'at risk of emotional harm'. Domestic violence victims are now more reluctant to call on public services for help as they fear losing their children.Social services are persuading judges that the abuser or even the victim may not abide by such an order.If the court doubts the abuser will not then surely if the abuser breaks the order he will be dealt with by the courts accordingly eg prison. If there is clear evidence that the victim does not abide by such an order then removal to foster care maybe justified.Give families a chance to keep their children at home with the help of the family courts and exclusion orders. This would also reduce the children in the care system that free's up places and funds for children who are being directly physically,sexually abused and neglected.

Current signatories

Angela Wileman, the Petition Creator, joined by:

louise johns
carol hughes
Nicola McKay
Richard Mark West
Ian Griffiths
peter Gamble
Michelle Chadwick
Matthew Jafrate
carmen cecilia SEMASKI
Frederick John SWAN
fiona hull
Rachel Garvey
lindaMcDermott
julie ryan
Gail Russell
Rachael Scott-Frearson
Leanne Gockelen
Leanne Wood
Hope
cheryl pearce
Dave White
claire jardine
shirley flynn
Margaret Halliday
Robert Barnes wallis
linda robertson
Sian disney
Carel Caine
Natalie Padar
IAN JOSEPHS
Jo Philip
victoria parrish
sharron wilson
Musa Adams
sarah pearce
humma dar
CLARE ROBERTS
jane webb
Elizabeth Lucy Robillard
Anthony Frost
maggie allured
Patrick McCartney
Nicola Mason
claire mildenhall
Donna Jane Absolon
Lady Sabina Heywood
Mrs J Rayner
Lynne Price
Jane Lopez
karen waite
Niki Stuart
Anne Kasica, the-shg.org

History and Tour

The official site of the Prime Minister’s Office

E-Petitions

More details from petition creator

Current signatories

Newsletter

History and Tour