Petition · past parliament

Make revenge porn illegal in Northern Ireland.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

After the recent discovery of forums sharing leaked nudes of local women on apps. It is time for the Northern Ireland assembley take action to prevent similar situations from happening in the future.
Prosecute those sharing explicit images without consent. Add individuals partaking in these activities on the sex offenders register.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Your petition is about something that the Northern Ireland Assembly is responsible for.

If you want to raise this issue you could contact your MLA, or raise it with the Northern Ireland Executive.

You can find contact details for your MLAs here: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/your-mlas/

You can find contact details for the departments of the Northern Ireland Executive here: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/government-departments-in-northern-ireland

Timeline

10 May 2021 Petition opened for signatures
17 May 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 17 May 2021

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