Dear supporters,
When this campaign began, it was rooted in grief — the loss of my childhood friend, Poppy Reanne, a vibrant young woman who should have been celebrating her 31st birthday this year. Instead, she is no longer with us. Her story is now fuelling a movement to ensure that no other care-experienced person is left invisible, unsupported, or unheard.
Today, I can share that Poppy’s Law has reached 2,172 verified signatures. Every single one of you has added your voice to this cause — and together, those voices are building something powerful.
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Why This Matters
This campaign is not just about extending “priority access rights” until 35. It is about something deeper — the right to be seen, the right to be protected, and the right to be remembered.
Far too often, care-experienced people are:
Abandoned at 18 with no safety net.
Dismissed when they disclose trauma.
Forgotten in death, with coroners failing to even recognise their care history.
This is not only unjust — it is dangerous. Suicide is now one of the leading causes of death for care-experienced young people. Yet because coroners do not currently record care status, these deaths remain hidden in the data. Without recognition, there can be no accountability.
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What Poppy’s Law Calls For
We are demanding:
✅ A National Suicide Prevention Duty — a legal obligation on every local authority to protect the lives of care-experienced people, just as safeguarding is a duty in childhood.
✅ Amendments to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 — requiring coroners to formally record whether a person was care-experienced, whether for a single day or a lifetime in care. Every life must be counted.
✅ Extension of Priority Access Rights to 35 — because support must continue into early adulthood, when vulnerability and transition are at their peak.
✅ Lifelong trauma and mental health support — including automatic neurodivergence and PTSD screening at key stages of adulthood.
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Where We Are Now
Local roots: The Doncaster Free Press gave this campaign its first platform.
National reach: Decision makers like Ed Miliband MP and others have now been formally named in the petition.
Growing momentum: From 1,773 voices on 10th July to 2,172 today, support is rising every week.
But petitions alone don’t change law — pressure does. This is where you come in.
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What You Can Do Next
1. Keep sharing the petition — every new signature strengthens the mandate for reform.
2. Tag your MP on social media; find, follow & like ProjectR on facebook, Instagram or TikTok — ask them directly if they support Poppy’s Law.
3. Spread the story — use the hashtag #PoppysLaw to keep her name and this cause visible.
4. Stand with us in memory and action — because this isn’t just Poppy’s story, it’s a story shared by thousands of care-experienced people across the UK.
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Why We Won’t Stop
“Care doesn’t end at 18.
Grief doesn’t end at a funeral.
And justice won’t end until the law changes.”
This campaign is our way of making sure Poppy’s life and legacy create the change she never got to see.
Together, we are making history. Together, we will make sure that no care-experienced person is ever forgotten in life — or in death.
Thank you for standing with us.
🖋 SIGN, SHARE & STAND WITH POPPY:
🌱 In her name, we rise. In her memory, we reform.
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