Petition · past parliament

Any child sex/ abuse related cases to serve a life sentence

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

To ensure any child sex/ abuse cases are taken far more seriously I’m sick of seeing predators getting away with jail time
Any literally any cases related to child sex or abuse to serve a minimum of 20+ years

Why it was rejected

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

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Mandatory Life Sentence For Child Sex Offences: Mandatory Life Sentence For Child Sex Offences

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Timeline

14 Dec 2021 Petition opened for signatures
17 Dec 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 17 Dec 2021

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