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Bill: Child Protection Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: We Say So! Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 2808
Description[?]:
| Accepting that having, or adopting, children is a grave responsibility, whilst also accepting the risks to children that can occur within certain families should there not be adequate protections for them, the government will institute new guidelines (defined below) intended to increase the security of children whilst not removing the rights of parents. Article 1: Adoption Regulation. Accepting that children should, ideally, be brought up in stable homes with loving parent(s)/guardian(s), whilst also accepting that those children under the care of the government, due to situations beyond their control, also require security in any future life they may have with adopted parent(s)/guardian(s) the government will, henceforth and with immediate effect, tighten the regulations for applicants before they are accepted as being capable of being given children. These regulations will include: - Full background security checks by the Police; - Home visits by adoption workers before adoption of child and for up to 1 year after (visits may be extended past the arbitrary 1 year should any concerns be raised by either the child, parent(s)/guardian(s) or neighbours); - Examination(s) to determine suitability of applicant(s) including mental stability. Adoption applicants, so as not to abuse the Child Benefit System, will not receive the maximum benefits from welfare so as not to be able to use the child(ren) as a money making scam. They will, however, receive the amount minus 20% falling by 10% for each additional child (unless they already have children, in which case they receive benefit comparative to that received from their other children minus 15%). Article 2: Parental Qualifications. Accepting that would be parents have the right to control their own bodies, and a biological imperative to procreate, whilst also accepting that children have the right to be brought up in stable and protected environments, the government will, henceforth and with immediate effect, introduce tests to check the viability of would-be parents before they take their children to term. The test will include: - Full background security checks; - Examination to determine mental health and stability before birth of child; - Home visits by health visitors before birth and after the birth of the child(ren) for a minimum of 1 year, and for longer should the parent(s) feel that additional assistance be necessary. Once the test is taken, and the applicants passed, then they will not be required to take another test for any other children, should they wish to have any more. Should any parent(s) circumvent the test, then they will be watched for incompetence and risks to the child(s) safety. Should it be found that the child(ren)'s safety is at risk, then they will be removed from the parent(s) pending a full investigation of their suitability. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning adoption.
Old value:: Adoption policy is to be established by local governments.
Current: Regulation is used to screen out only those with a previous history of child abuse.
Proposed: Adoption is strictly regulated by the government. Only by passing several tests and by following an intensive program applicants can adopt children.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning parental qualifications.
Old value:: The government does not hold qualifications for new parents.
Current: The government does not hold qualifications for new parents.
Proposed: The government requires a test for would-be parents, if parents circumvent the test they are allowed to keep the children, but are watched for incompentence.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 40 | |
| no | Total Seats: 360 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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