Petition · past parliament
Bring back the death penalty for paedophiles like Richard Huckle
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
Paedophiles like Richard Huckle abuse thousands of innocent children and when they get caught try to wheedle out of their heinous crimes by claiming mental heath issues of immaturity!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 3 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Jun 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jun 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.