Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice

Fund a dedicated hotline for reporting harassment and provide advice

Closed 251 signatures

What the petition asks

Set up a hotline through government funding or in partnership with public services staffed by advisors who are trained to give advice and work with victims to report criminal behaviour. This could help to protect women from their harassers and abusers, whilst lowering unreported cases.
To support those who have already taken steps in ensuring harassment is treated as a crime. We are told women hold the problem, this should not be tolerated and change is needed. Every woman has their own story, and something needs to be done sooner rather than later.

Timeline

25 Mar 2021 Petition opened for signatures
25 Sep 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 251
Status Closed
Department Ministry of Justice
Opened 25 Mar 2021
Closed 25 Sep 2021

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