Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice

Increase all harassment sentence limits (sexual and non)

Closed 33 signatures

What the petition asks

Take harassment charges more seriously and for prison sentences to be made longer so sexual harassment charges. This will most definitely help the current climate and stop people committing these offenses.
Women should be made to feel safe whilst out and we should not have to protect ourselves against predators. Increasing the punishment for these acts will most likely deter people from committing such acts.

Timeline

20 Apr 2021 Petition opened for signatures
20 Oct 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 33
Status Closed
Department Ministry of Justice
Opened 20 Apr 2021
Closed 20 Oct 2021

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