Make malicious, false reports or allegations to authorities a criminal offence.

Closed 352 signatures

What the petition asks

At the moment a report or allegation which has been made maliciously with intent to harm is treated as a civil matter. The Data Protection Act allows people to make false reports wasting time and resources whilst protecting their identity. This should be treated as a criminal offence and punishable.

There is nothing civil about making a report to authorities about someone that is based on lies, malice and with intent to harm the accused.

Currently malicious reports are treated as a civil matter and police do not get involved. These reports can cause distress and for the person accused. The Data Protection Act protects the rights of the reporter even when a report has been investigated and proven to be malicious and false. These people get away with wasting public funds, resources.

Timeline

12 Mar 2018	Petition opened for signatures
12 Sep 2018	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 352

Status Closed

Opened 12 Mar 2018

Closed 12 Sep 2018

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