The petition on the Parliament website, which was created last week (18 April) by parent Harley Cuthbert and calls for ‘free childcare’ for working parents from when a child turns nine months rather than the age of two, has rapidly gathered pace with 107,787 signatures, as of Friday afternoon (26 April).
It will now be considered for debate by Parliament and receive a Government response.
Once petitions on the UK Government and Parliament website receive 10,000 signatures the Government must provide a response. With more than 100,000 signatures, the issue must be considered for debate in Parliament.
On the petition parent Harley Cuthbert states, ‘After 9 months of maternity leave, most working mums do not receive any maternity pay and need to go back to work. I think all working parents should be entitled to 15 hours free childcare from the time a child is nine months. It makes more sense to provide this funding from nine months instead of two years
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