Petition · past parliament
Death Penalty For The Sexual Abuse Of Children.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
It is high time that the punishments in law meet the satisfaction of the public outrage over the sexual abuse of our children.
On so many occasions the vast majority of the UK citizenry and been left feeling sickened and outraged by the weak punishments handed out to convicted child sexual abusers.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 9 Feb 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Feb 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Feb 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.