PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk

Require mandatory safeguarding checks for repeat domestic abuse offenders

To reform safeguarding laws to prevent repeat domestic abuse. Known domestic abuse offenders, including those with charges, convictions, or active restraining or non-molestation orders, are allowed to live with women and children without mandatory safeguarding checks.

Last fetched 18 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk

Signatures

signatures

Government response threshold (10,000) · 8/10,000

Debate threshold (100,000) · 8/100,000

Petition progress2 events · Dec 2025 – Jan 2026

29 JAN 2026
Petition rejected
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24 DEC 2025
Petition created

Background

Authorities often already know offenders’ violent histories, repeated offending and escalating risk, yet safeguarding does not automatically follow. Information is held across police and probation systems, but action is inconsistent, delayed or absent. This leaves women and children unprotected despite clear warning signs and known danger.