Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice

Remove the 28-day time limit from the unduly lenient sentence scheme for murder

Closed 1,848 signatures

What the petition asks

I would like the Government to remove or amend the 28-day time limit for applying to the lenient sentence scheme to have a sentence reviewed, for convictions of murder.
Currently the families of murder victims have no recourse against an unduly lenient sentence if they do not apply within 28 days. I am campaigning for this change because 28 days is not long enough when a family is grieving. My sister was murdered in 2013, we believe her killer meets the criteria for a whole life order but he was only given a minimum sentence of 35 years. We believe this is too low, and that we should have the right to apply to have this sentence reviewed.

Timeline

24 Jul 2023 Petition opened for signatures
24 Jan 2024 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,848
Status Closed
Department Ministry of Justice
Opened 24 Jul 2023
Closed 24 Jan 2024

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