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Petition · past parliament

Adapt the law regarding rape to allow women to be convicted of the offence.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The law regarding rape in the UK is outdated and must be updated to reflect modern gender equality. This would mean adapting the law to allow women to be convicted of rape.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Alter the definition of rape under English law to include assault by penetration

Timeline

30 Dec 2017 Petition opened for signatures
3 Jan 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Jan 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.