Petition · past parliament · Home Office

Widen access to Child Sex Offenders Disclosure Scheme to partners

Closed 310 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should work with the police to extend the Child Sex Offenders Disclosure Scheme so that police can tell people without children whether their partner has a record of sexual offences. This should include convictions that stay on criminal records for life.
Currently, partners have no rights to know about investigations if they do not have children of their own.

Timeline

19 Nov 2021 Petition opened for signatures
19 May 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 310
Status Closed
Department Home Office
Opened 19 Nov 2021
Closed 19 May 2022

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