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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Hannah Al-Othman North of England Correspondent

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

Generic photo of parent and child.
Generic photo of parent and child. Photograph: Joe Castro/AAP

Sex offenders will no longer be entitled to parental responsibility for children conceived through rape, under new measures proposed in parliament for England and Wales.

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.

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