Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice
Require sentences for sexual offences to be served consecutively
Closed
743 signatures
What the petition asks
Concurrent sentences are served at the same time and consecutive sentences are served one after another. Sentences are often served concurrently even for serious offences such as rape and other sexual offences.
Many victims of sexual abuse think this concurrent sentence don’t bring the sexual offender to justice. Concurrent sentences are often given out to first time offenders but they aren’t first time offenders if they have repeated the crime.
Timeline
| 22 Dec 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Jun 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
743
Status
Closed
Department
Ministry of Justice
Opened
22 Dec 2020
Closed
22 Jun 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.