Fatherhood Survey

We're gathering evidence from a range of children, professionals and the general public in order to present a child-centred case demonstrating the importance of fatherhood. The hope for the project is that we'll be able to identify, understand and raise awareness of the barriers to father-child relationships and to produce a set of recommendations about how they might be removed.

Find out more about the survey and how we'll use the results by visiting our Fatherhood Commission page.

Find out how to submit a more extensive contribution to our Fatherhood Commission.

Please take a few moments to tell us what you think about the issue of fatherhood. You don’t need to be a father to fill in our survey. We look forward to reading your views.

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* Are you:

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* Are you male or female?

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Do you believe that fathers are important to their children's well-being? Please explain your reasons.

What do you feel are the main barriers to fathers' involvement in children's lives and do you have any ideas
on how these barriers could be removed?

Do you have any ideas on how to encourage fathers who are not involved in their children's lives to become
more active?

If you have any other views on the issue of fatherhood that you would like to share with us,
please comment below.