Petition · Ministry of Justice

Transfer all child sex offenders and child murderers overseas

Closed 37 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should seek an agreement to transfer all prisoners serving sentences for child sexual abuse or murder of a child to serve their sentence overseas.
I believe this would help reduce overcrowding, staff shortages and funding cuts. I believe it would be a remedy that should kill two with one stone as it would empty prison cells and should be of substantial financial benefit considering our prisons are currently operating at a cost of above fifty thousand United Kingdom pounds per prisoner per year.

Timeline

27 Feb 2025 Petition opened for signatures
27 Aug 2025 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 37
Status Closed
Department Ministry of Justice
Opened 27 Feb 2025
Closed 27 Aug 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 24 Aug 2026.