Petition · past parliament

Tougher sentences for pedophiles online and physical

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Tougher sentences for pedophiles Sharing and/or making indecent images of children and those physically sexually abusing children. This should include 25 years to a life sentence for the most serious crimes against children. And minimum of 10 years for exploiting children via images.
I feel that pedophiles don’t get the appropriate sentences for their crimes and many of them upon release reoffend.

Children need to be protected from these monsters.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

15 Aug 2020 Petition opened for signatures
25 Sep 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 25 Sep 2020

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