Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice

Prevent child sex offenders from serving parts of their sentence in open prisons

Closed 46 signatures

What the petition asks

Too many child sex offenders are being granted permission to move to open prison.
As a victim of child sexual abuse I recently found out the perpetrator has now been granted a move to open prison after serving only 2 years of his sentence.

This is having a devastating effect on survivors of child sexual abuse who have to live with the impact of the abuse for life. The Government need to remove this option for child sex offenders.

Timeline

7 Jul 2021 Petition opened for signatures
7 Jan 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 46
Status Closed
Department Ministry of Justice
Opened 7 Jul 2021
Closed 7 Jan 2022

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