Petition · past parliament
Extend planned laws on reporting child sexual abuse to everyone
Closed
67 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government said it will create a legal requirement for certain professionals to report child sexual abuse and that anyone who actively protects child sexual abusers could go to prison for 7 years. We believe this should be expanded to all members of the public.
We believe this will help protect vulnerable innocent children from child sex abusers and those who enable or actively protect them, by introducing requirements for everyone to report child sexual abuse, and introducing custodial sentences for people who cover up for or protects the abuser.
Timeline
| 2 Apr 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 May 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
67
Status
Closed
Opened
2 Apr 2024
Closed
29 May 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.