A simple, voluntary, agreement that says;

as a parent “I take parenting seriously”

as a parent “I expect to be taken seriously”

as an organisation “we work hard to support parents in all our dealings with them.”

Why it has been introduced

There are many incidents where parents are placed at a significant disadvantage in law, such as on-the-spot fines for actions that are not always directly controllable by parents and by the consequential disruptions where punitive actions aimed at a child cause major disruption to a family as a whole.

Parents are not represented in the same way as minority groups or disadvantaged groups and occasionally find themselves on the wrong side of the law through no direct action, or inaction, on their part.

Parents want to declare their resolve to be good parents and to demonstrate that they take their parental responsibilities seriously.

Parents want reassurance that their efforts are noticed; acknowledged; recognised and supported.

We believe organisations will want to be able to show their support of parents in the way that they conduct themselves and in the way that they deal with parenting issues and relationships.

Who can apply

Any, and all, parents are invited to make this declaration of responsibility. None have to.

Any, and all, organisations that have dealings with parents are invited to sign up to this voluntary agreement as a declaration of intent to support parents in the act of parenting.

Regretfully, this opportunity is currently limited to UK applicants.

When should I/we apply

The sooner the better

How do I/we apply

Print the Parents Charter which can be found on our website at www.theparentorganisation.com in the Charter section and also by clicking the ‘Charter Application form’ link on our ‘front page’. Complete and post the final page of the application form to

Parent Charter Application
The Parent Organisation Ltd
PO BOX 3697
Sheffield
S36 7WY

Application / registration is free. Parents wishing to receive a certificated acknowledgement of their registration with the Parents Charter should send a cheque or postal order made payable to ‘The Parent Organisation Ltd’ to the value £8.50.

We would prefer not to have to make this charge for a certificate but we must cover our costs if we are to continue to support parents – long term.

Do not send cash.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Organisations will be able to apply to show their support for the Parents Charter by applying for a licence to display;

plaques on their premises,
a specific ‘The Parent Organisation Ltd’ symbol on their letters and other business paperwork,
posters etc.

Organisations will be listed on www.theparentorganisation.com website.

Parent’s details will be held on file but not presented on the website.

Data held on this file will be managed in accordance with the legislation as provided by the Data Protection Act. Parents’ details will not be passed outside of The Parent Organisation Ltd except where a Parents Charter member organisation asks us, in writing, to confirm that a parent, with whom they are responding to a complaint, is also a member, in which case we will limit our reply to confirm or deny that the specifically named parent is a Parent Charter Member.

We may, from time to time, wish to make offers to you or seek your views on parent related matters.

Please indicate in the box provided on the Parents Charter application document, that we can contact you in future. If you do not tick or cross or place a mark in this box we will be unable to contact you to make offers to you or to seek your opinion by reference to our Parents Charter database.

We reserve the right to advertise our activities generally and cannot prevent information reaching you as part of a promotion that is targeted to people generally rather than at specific individuals.

The lock symbol is provided by the Information Commissioner and represents our adherence to the Data Protection Act. Your details will be for use of The Parent Organisation Ltd and only as prescribed within our registration limits.