Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice
Introduce new mandatory sentences for murder if a victim's remains aren't found
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5,127 signatures
What the petition asks
Parole boards must consider non-disclosure of information about a victim's remains, but we don't think this goes far enough. We want a new law - Chantel's law - with mandatory 40 year sentences for murder when a victim's remains are not found, with no parole or possibility of time in an open prison.
The current law also only requires parole boards to consider non-disclosure of information. It is also unclear how it applies to murderers who dismember a body and say the body parts have been put in different sites or in a place they can never be found.
We want the Government to prevent murderers from being granted parole or moved to an open prison, where the victim's remains are not found.
We want the Government to prevent murderers from being granted parole or moved to an open prison, where the victim's remains are not found.
Timeline
| 18 May 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Nov 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
5,127
Status
Closed
Department
Ministry of Justice
Opened
18 May 2023
Closed
18 Nov 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.