Make Judges/Juries aware of a person's past criminal doings before sentencing.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

I'd like the law changed so that judges & juries in court are made aware of offenders past criminal activity before sentencing is decided, or any information police have which is relevant to the case (eg if they've been arrested for similar offences etc).

Because I believe its a public duty to safe guard our population. By doing this, judge and jury will gain a better understanding of the type of person they are sentencing (ie how dangerous they are, if it's out of character for them or if they are repeat offenders). How it stands, not doing this, is highly unfair on victims and completely sides with criminals & is beneficial to them. I wonder how many criminals got off with offences which they wouldn't have if courts were given the full picture.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

When an offender is sentenced, there is a statutory requirement that the court treat any previous convictions as an aggravating factor. You can find out more about this here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cdp-2022-0116/

Timeline

14 Mar 2023	Petition opened for signatures
17 Mar 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 17 Mar 2023

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