Petition · past parliament
Change the sentencing for peodophillia to life imprisonment.
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
Drug dealers get longer than paedophiles, how does that makes sence. These are young children that these horrible people are targeting. A slap on the wrist is what they get . Few months there back out on the street praying on young children again! Something needs to be done it surely isn't right.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
The term "paedophile" is used to describe people who have been convicted of a variety of different criminal offences. We're not sure which crimes you would like to be punishable by life imprisonment.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you'd like the Government and Parliament to do. For example, you could start a new petition asking to increase sentences for people convicted of sexual offences against children, if that’s what you’d like to happen.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you'd like the Government and Parliament to do. For example, you could start a new petition asking to increase sentences for people convicted of sexual offences against children, if that’s what you’d like to happen.
Timeline
| 8 Nov 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Nov 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Nov 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.