Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Make Narcissistic abuse a specific criminal offence
Closed
811 signatures
What the petition asks
The recent Domestic Abuse Act created a statutory definition of domestic abuse, which recognises psychological and emotional abuse, but we believe Narcissistic abuse should be made a specific criminal offence, to make it easier to tackle this type of abuse and take action against perpetrators.
Narcissistic abuse is a type of abuse where victims are often intentionally chosen, groomed and conditioned. The perpetrators lack empathy, compassion, morals & conscience and often take pleasure from hurting, abusing and shaming their victims. Perpetrators often instil fear into their victims to get them to comply to their demands, using threats and gaslighting.
Timeline
| 26 Jul 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Jan 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
811
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
26 Jul 2021
Closed
26 Jan 2022
Follow this petition
Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.
Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.