Petition · past parliament
Harsher sentencing for paedophiles caught with or involved in obscene matrial
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
Two in three pardophiles caught with child pornography are given a community or suspended sentence to stop child pornography this must change and they should be given a harsher sentence because possession of child pornography should not be treated as a minor offense
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 22 Mar 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Mar 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
24 Mar 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.