Motion text
That this House notes the case of Sammy Woodhouse, in which a man convicted of rape and serving a 35-year prison sentence was notified of family court proceedings for the child he fathered as a result of the rape; further notes that the man had no parental responsibilities for the child; regrets that Rotherham Council believes that it would not have secured an exemption to notify under the current criteria; further regrets that the presumption in the law is that a rapist is notified when decisions are made about a child fathered through rape; and calls on the Government to amend the Children's Act 1989 to remove the parental rights of men who have fathered children through rape and to review the relevant Practice Directions to prevent rapist fathers from being notified of family court proceedings.
Signatures (97)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Haigh, Louise
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Barron, Sir Kevin
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Allen, Heidi
Conservative
Signed on
23 January 2019
Black, Mhairi
Scottish National Party
Signed on
23 January 2019
Moran, Layla
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
23 January 2019
Harman, Ms Harriet
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Coyle, Neil
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Swayne, Sir Desmond
Conservative
Signed on
23 January 2019
Davies, David T. C.
Conservative
Signed on
23 January 2019
Duffield, Rosie
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Stringer, Graham
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Rimmer, Ms Marie
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Metcalfe, Stephen
Conservative
Signed on
23 January 2019
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
23 January 2019
Sherriff, Paula
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Davey, Sir Edward
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
23 January 2019
Antoniazzi, Tonia
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
O'Mara, Jared
Independent
Signed on
23 January 2019
Efford, Clive
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Hayes, Helen
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Ashworth, Jonathan
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Dodds, Nigel
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
23 January 2019
Dromey, Jack
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on
23 January 2019
Kinnock, Stephen
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Reeves, Ellie
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on
23 January 2019
Woodcock, John
Independent
Signed on
23 January 2019
Creagh, Mary
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
McGovern, Alison
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Walker, Thelma
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Esterson, Bill
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Williams, Dr Paul
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
West, Catherine
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Sobel, Alex
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Betts, Mr Clive
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Gaffney, Hugh
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Brake, Tom
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
23 January 2019
Moon, Mrs Madeleine
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Lucas, Ian C.
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Streeting, Wes
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Cooper, Rosie
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Vaz, Valerie
Labour
Signed on
23 January 2019
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
24 January 2019
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
24 January 2019
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
Blackman, Bob
Conservative
Signed on
24 January 2019
Bruce, Fiona
Conservative
Signed on
24 January 2019
Skinner, Mr Dennis
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
Onn, Melanie
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
De Piero, Gloria
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
Cryer, John
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
Osamor, Kate
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
Mann, John
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
Shah, Naz
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
McInnes, Liz
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
Butler, Dawn
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
Platt, Jo
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
Reynolds, Emma
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
Brabin, Tracy
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
George, Ruth
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
Perkins, Toby
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
Lynch, Holly
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
Onwurah, Chi
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
Smeeth, Ruth
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
Amess, Sir David
Conservative
Signed on
24 January 2019
Buck, Ms Karen
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
Brown, Lyn
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
Vaz, Keith
Labour
Signed on
25 January 2019
Snell, Gareth
Labour
Signed on
26 January 2019
McDonagh, Siobhain
Labour
Signed on
28 January 2019
Blomfield, Paul
Labour
Signed on
28 January 2019
Pollard, Luke
Labour
Signed on
28 January 2019
Ali, Rushanara
Labour
Signed on
28 January 2019
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
28 January 2019
Davies, Philip
Conservative
Signed on
28 January 2019
Grogan, John
Labour
Signed on
29 January 2019
Furniss, Gill
Labour
Signed on
29 January 2019
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on
29 January 2019
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on
30 January 2019
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on
30 January 2019
Jarvis, Dan
Labour
Signed on
31 January 2019
Wishart, Pete
Scottish National Party
Signed on
1 February 2019
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 February 2019
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on
4 February 2019
Doughty, Stephen
Labour
Signed on
4 February 2019
Turner, Karl
Labour
Signed on
7 February 2019
Penning, Sir Mike
Conservative
Signed on
12 February 2019
Zeichner, Daniel
Labour
Signed on
12 February 2019
McKinnell, Catherine
Labour
Signed on
15 February 2019
Benn, Hilary
Labour
Signed on
19 February 2019
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on
19 February 2019
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on
19 February 2019
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
6 March 2019
Crausby, Sir David
Labour
Signed on
29 March 2019
Foxcroft, Vicky
Labour
Signed on
23 April 2019
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.