Mandatory police recording of where child abduction/coercion began online
We believe recording this information would: - improve national understanding of online enabled risks - support evidence based safeguarding policies - help police identify patterns and intervene earlier - strengthen child protection Data is not routinely collected on if abductions begin online
Signatures
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signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 6/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 6/100,000
- 03 JUN 2026Petition opened for signaturesCreated by Deborah sibley
Background
Police forces report rising levels of online grooming, yet there is no national system to track when digital communication leads to a child being persuaded, coerced, or moved.
We believe recording this information would:
- improve national understanding of online enabled risks
- support evidence based safeguarding policies
- help police identify patterns and intervene earlier
- strengthen child protection across the UK
We want Government to introduce a statutory duty for police forces to record online involvement in abduction cases.