Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice

Introduce a fast-track process for cases involving coercive control

Closed 57 signatures

What the petition asks

Change the law so cases involving coercive control can be heard quickly. Waiting for these cases destroys people’s mental health and is extremely expensive.
Cases should be heard quickly with short time frames for the respondent to build a case against the evidence, as they should have their response to hand. The process should allow an order to be drawn up very quickly.

This way living arrangements can be sorted quickly, helping to avoid devastating impacts on children's upbringings and people’s mental health. It’s destroying lives.

Timeline

15 Jan 2024 Petition opened for signatures
29 May 2024 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 57
Status Closed
Department Ministry of Justice
Opened 15 Jan 2024
Closed 29 May 2024

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