Petition · past parliament · Home Office

Place sex offenders who were convicted before 1997 on the sex offenders register

Closed 3,294 signatures

What the petition asks

People who were convicted of a sex offence before the sex offenders register became law are not currently on the register. This should be changed.
Many sex offenders who were convicted before 1997, and in many cases have now been released, are not on the sex offenders register. This loophole must be closed.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 3,294
Status Closed
Department Home Office
Opened 21 Apr 2021
Closed 21 Oct 2021

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