Petition · past parliament
Prevent sex offenders changing their legal name under which they were convicted.
Closed
66 signatures
What the petition asks
A recent FOI request has proven that MORE than 800 sex offenders have changed their names to hide their crimes in the last 5 years, including 83 rapists and 126 perverts convicted of possessing or distributing child abuse images, and 88 were convicted of indecent assault and 44 of sexual assault.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/7138397/Sex-offenders-hide-and-change-their-name.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3582349/More-800-British-sex-offenders-changed-names-hide-dark-past-police-REFUSE-tell-protect-perverts-rights.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3582349/More-800-British-sex-offenders-changed-names-hide-dark-past-police-REFUSE-tell-protect-perverts-rights.html
Timeline
| 13 May 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Nov 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
66
Status
Closed
Opened
13 May 2016
Closed
13 Nov 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.