Tougher sentences for Sexual Assault

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

We wish to have better support for victims and harsher punishment for sexual assaults perpetrators in the hopes of decreasing it.

20% of women experience sexual assault by 16
510,000 women between 16-59 had experienced a sexual assault last year
85,000 women (16-59) experienced rape, attemped rape or sexual assault by penetration
15% were reported to the police
Source : rapecrisis.org.uk

Why it was rejected

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

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Increase minimum and maximum sentences for all sexual offences: Increase minimum and maximum sentences for all sexual offences

Make sexual harassment a specific criminal offence: Make sexual harassment a specific criminal offence

Timeline

13 Mar 2021	Petition opened for signatures
20 Apr 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 20 Apr 2021

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