Sex offenders to be denied parental responsibility for children born of rape

<p>New law ‘puts needs of survivors above the needs of rapists’, says MP Natalie Fleet, who campaigned for the change</p><p>Sex offenders will no longer be entitled to parental responsibility for children conceived through rape, under new measures proposed in parliament.</p><p>In a government-backed amendment to the Victims and Courts Bill, due to come before parliament on Monday 27 October, parental responsibility will automatically be restricted where a child is born of rape.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/oct/22/sex-offenders-to-be-denied-parental-responsibility-for-children-born-of">Continue reading...</a>