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This petition is now closed, as its deadline has passed.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to desist from the policy of deporting minors to countries where they will be (1) in danger, (2) lack the social and family support systems necessary for their care and development or (3) where there is a lack of medical facilities to treat their illnesses or to stabilise and maintain chronic life long illnesses at an acceptable level which if not so maintained will dramatically shorten their lives. More details
Submitted by The Rev. Walter Attwood – Deadline to sign up by: 14 February 2009 – Signatures: 127
More details from petition creator
There are an increasing number of reports about children and young people who, through no fault of their own, are being deported from this country. Some are being deported to countries that they do not know, speak the language, and have no familiy support system. Some are being deported with parents who are chronically sick and who without will die within a few months and leave these young people, many of primary school age, as orphans. These young people and their families have made great efforts to settle into this country and communities. Some have achived high academic standards and been offered university places which are now being denied them. Some have been badly let down by their families legal advisors. Much has been made recently of the Judaeo-Christian values that determine the quality of our society, this includes our humanity. Let us show our humanity by caring for these children and young people more and the strict letter of the law less, this is the true Spirit of Jesus' ethical teaching and our Judaeo-Christian heritage.
Current signatories
The Rev. Walter Attwood, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- Robin Harritt
- Francis Deutsch
- Anne Brown
- Ben Parish
- Helen Everett
- gretta de ferry
- Tony Tribe
- Sally Pendergast
- The Revd Neil Dixon
- Morenike Adebusuyi
- Kerstin Eadie
- Ben Plumpton
- Syed A Raza
- Paul Wood
- Mike Cassidy
- sabrina aries
- D Dukes
- ian brocklebank
- Mike Newth
- Bernice Hartley
- Cllr Sue Luxton (Green Party, Lewisham)
- Patricia Dale
- Teresa
- Mike Bright
- Andrew Lunn
- Penny Bissell
- Susan Johnson
- Christopher Cheeseman
- Christine Nichol
- Suzanne Wood
- Anita Shaw
- Bob Forbes
- Helen Cheetham
- mike strover
- Mark Bagnall
- Rhona Dalziel
- Albert Mosley
- John R Pritchard
- Alex Mann
- Terence Young
- Margaret Nicholas
- Karen Drayton
- Rev. Colin Smith
- Thomas Day
- Tony Dalziel
- David Woosley
- John East
- Margaret Wadge
- Stanley H Platt
- Gillian Pengelly
- Rev John Churcher
- Kemi Akinruli
- Robert Alan Bowen
- John David Howard
- David M. Dalziel
- Rob Ferguson
- Ernest Effer
- M.Appleby
- John Strover
- Jennie Firth
- Marjorie Dean
- Vanessa Trentham
- Peter William Hall
- Andrew Letby
- Sheila Browbank
- Graeme Attwood
- Joanna Rowland-Stuart
- Catherine Dearlove
- Philip Davis
- Heidi Worth
- Peter Evans
- Laurence Taylor
- Desire Katihabwa
- Heather Jones
- Paul Kelemen
- John Ward
- Jennifer Whyte
- Linda Farmer
- Clare Clements
- Frances Ballin
- tom daly
- Kate Thompson
- celia turley
- Helen Brown
- Daniel Harrison
- Philip Gardner
- Leanne Monaghan
- Hester Cox
- Hayley Barrett
- Harriet Burn
- Penny Wilcox
- John Verdult
- Margaret King
- Perin Parri-Hughes
- Angela West
- William Reid
- Rachel Sheppard
- marcelle branson
- Maria Grainger
- King Lemuel Mills
- Jean Lambert MEP
- Holly Jane Francis
- Kirsten Lamb
- laura ciantar
- Yolanda Chegwidden
- Len Scott
- Joel Moss
- Paula Brownhill
- Rob Levy
- John Roberts
- Andrew Wallwin
- John Major
- Rose Mericle
- Liza Shahin
- Duncan Hindmarsh
- Nick White
- rob smith
- Sandy Lomax
- sanjeev masson
- jennifer saric
- John Barton
- b bowles
- Adam Casey
- Mr.Zouine
- Katie Ray
- James Walsh
