Petition · past parliament · Home Office

Automatically remove passports for people found guilty of child sexual offences

Closed 2,864 signatures

What the petition asks

Upon a UK Citizen being convicted of a child sex crime (the victim being under 16 years old) the courts should have the power to revoke their passport preventing them from traveling outside the UK.
The Government have spoken about revoking passports for users of class A drugs and this could assist in the prevention of drugs coming into the UK. There have been cases where child sex offenders have travelled abroad to commit abuse. The government should implement the automatic removal of passports for any convicted child sex offender within the UK.

Timeline

13 Dec 2021 Petition opened for signatures
13 Jun 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 2,864
Status Closed
Department Home Office
Opened 13 Dec 2021
Closed 13 Jun 2022

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