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Help Diver: Vincent Woolsgrove. Imprisoned for 2 years
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
Diver Vincent Woolsgrove, has been sentenced to two years in prison for finding shipwrecked articles and selling them. He has been sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay £35,000 court costs. Peadophilles get 6 month suspended sentence, they are a risk to the public notVincent Woolsgrove
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2015-09-04/jailed-the-diver-who-lied-over-historic-canons-he-took-from-a-sunken-warship/
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We're not sure what action you would like the UK Government or Parliament to take.
It is clear that you are concerned about the sentence that was given in this case, and how this compares to other sentences. If you would like the guidelines for sentencing in different kinds of case to be reviewed, you could start a petition about that. You can find out more about sentencing guidelines here:
https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/about-sentencing/about-guidelines/
It is clear that you are concerned about the sentence that was given in this case, and how this compares to other sentences. If you would like the guidelines for sentencing in different kinds of case to be reviewed, you could start a petition about that. You can find out more about sentencing guidelines here:
https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/about-sentencing/about-guidelines/
Timeline
| 5 Sep 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Sep 2015 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Sep 2015
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.