Petition · past parliament
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in the case of Margaret Skidmore.
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
Margaret Skidmore was beaten up severely after discovering the person who had raped and murdered her daughter. She has been denied compensation. Why? Why? Why?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5296005/Gran-strangled-daughters-killer-denied-compensation.html
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
If you'd like a specific change to the Government’s Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme, you could start a new petition asking for that. You can find the Scheme here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/243480/9780108512117.pdf
If you'd like a specific change to the Government’s Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme, you could start a new petition asking for that. You can find the Scheme here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/243480/9780108512117.pdf
Timeline
| 22 Jan 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Feb 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Feb 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.