Petition · past parliament

Require all arrests of women to be conducted by a female officer

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Introduce legislation to protect women against rogue male police officers whereby all physical contact between a female civilian and a police officer is conducted by female police officers.
To protect female civilians against brutality from male police officers such as inappropriate touching, violence, rape and murder.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for a similar action: Require a female police officer to be present when a woman is arrested

Timeline

1 Oct 2021 Petition opened for signatures
8 Oct 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Oct 2021

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