Change the laws in Scotland about online grooming.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

To urge the Scottish Government to bring ‘minimum’ sentences in Scotland and new sentencing guidelines to be introduced for people who are grooming children online. This being sending Sexual texts messages, pictures, videos and arranging to meet for sexual activity

This tying in with the Sexual Offences ACT Scotland 2009 and Protection of children prevention of sexual offences (Scotland) ACT 2005. This ties in with a statement Police Scotland in a News paper artical in the Scottish Sun on the following date 10th February 2018. Saying that it is ok for online groomers to groom our children online belongs they dont meet that child for sexual activity.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Your petition is about something that the Scottish Government is responsible for. That means that the UK Government and Parliament can't look into it.

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Timeline

25 Apr 2018	Petition opened for signatures
1 May 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 1 May 2018

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