Cassie and Ryan Claydon suffered the loss of their unborn child Matilda at 36 weeks, and want to see a simple but important change in the law to help others.
Like every parent in England and Wales who goes through that trauma, they were required to attend the Registrar’s Office in person to register the stillbirth, sitting in a waiting room with new parents and babies, making the grief even harder than it needed to be.
I am supporting their calls for parents of stillborn babies to be able register remotely, as they can already in Scotland.
It was encouraging to hear from the Leader of the House that the General Register Office is considering options for registering births and deaths over the telephone or online to minimise the burden on bereaved families.
Being able to take a campaign from a constituency advice surgery to the floor of the House of Commons is one of the most important duties of an MP, and I commend Cassie and Ryan’s determination in leading this campaign, and if you’d like to sign their petition, head to https://www.change.org/p/allow-online-death-registrations-in-england?recruiter=1396436291&recruited_by_id=619a1cd0-cafa-11f0-a2e2-49746759b744&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=petition_dashboard&utm_medium=copylink&utm_content=cl_sharecopy_490902043_en-GB%3A4&share_id=4wmzVBWYL4&fbclid=IwY2xjawQzidZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81MTQ3NzE1NjkyMjgwNjEAAR6zcXSlBmiUTgZsb9n-WHaBr__V1_lVlUfLEGLLSirC09e77cGzooAprRtBqw_aem_SA2idEZFVM8P16_1V4GQrQ
Jim McMahon OBE MP 