Demand Stronger Sentences for Domestic Abusers to Ensure Justice for Victims

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

To review and revamp sentences for convicted domestic abusers. Current penalties are too lenient and fail to reflect the severity of the crimes or the lasting trauma victims endure. Increased sentencing is necessary to properly address these heinous acts and their devastating impact on the victims.

Domestic abuse victims often feel unheard, unsupported, and powerless to report their abusers due to the leniency in the current sentencing system. In a recent Edinburgh case, a victim endured 10 years of abuse, escalating to attempted murder, yet the abuser received a minimum sentence of just 7 years. This is not justice. Longer sentences will send a clear message to abusers and demonstrate that the courts and government are committed to supporting victims and holding perpetrators accountable.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Your petition is about something that the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament is responsible for. That means that the UK Government and Parliament can't look into it.

The Scottish Parliament has its own Public Petitions Committee. If you'd like to send your petition to the Scottish Parliament, you can find out more here: https://petitions.parliament.scot/

You may also wish to contact your MSP who represents you about this issue.

You can find the name of your local MSP and how to contact them here: https://www.parliament.scot/msps

Timeline

6 Mar 2025	Petition opened for signatures
4 Apr 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20

Status Rejected

Rejected 4 Apr 2025

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