Petition · past parliament · Home Office

Impose mandatory 10-year custodial sentences for all child sexual abuse offences

Closed 7,162 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should set minimum mandatory custodial sentences of at least 10 years for all child sexual abuse convictions, with convicts also being automatically on the sexual register for life, and having a sexual harm prevention order for life.
After going through the court process for my own historical child sexual abuse and rape I was lucky enough that my abuser got a 12-year sentence. But after much research and conversations with other survivors, many of whom have never reported their own abuse, I have found that many abusers are given what others would consider lenient sentences of 2-5, years which is nothing compared to the length of time victims suffer and what victims suffer mentally, physically and emotionally. Lives are wrecked all round.

Timeline

5 Nov 2020 Petition opened for signatures
5 May 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 7,162
Status Closed
Department Home Office
Opened 5 Nov 2020
Closed 5 May 2021

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