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Protection against rape

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Increase consequences for sexual harassment & increase security where needed. Free services to victims for all genders. Fund free rape alarms when people need them.

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:

Make the minimum penalty for all sexual offences imprisonment: Make the minimum penalty for all sexual offences imprisonment.

Minimum 8-year custodial sentence for all violent crime and sexual offences: Minimum 8-year custodial sentence for all violent crime and sexual offences

Public inquiry into sexual harassment: Public inquiry into sexual harassment

Fund free rape alarms for all: Fund free rape alarms for all

Provide funding to improve the quality of teaching in schools of sexual violence: Provide funding to improve the quality of teaching in schools of sexual violence

If you want the Government to take a specific action different to the above petitions, you could start a new petition requesting this, but would need to be clear what action you want the Government to take, and would need to provide your full name.

Timeline

19 Mar 2021 Petition opened for signatures
26 Mar 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Mar 2021

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