Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Require a female police officer to be present when a woman is arrested
Closed
77 signatures
What the petition asks
To help make women feel safer and have trust in the police again, they should only be arrested with a female police officer present.
If there was a law that women can only be arrested with a female police officer present, recent tragedies could have been prevented. This could also give women more confidence going forward about trusting police. This law should apply to all police officers not just plain clothes officers, because anyone can get a fake police uniform.
Timeline
| 7 Oct 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Apr 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
77
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
7 Oct 2021
Closed
7 Apr 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.