Petition · Home Office
Require the accuser in rape cases to hand over their phones to the police
Closed
819 signatures
What the petition asks
In some rape cases the accuser may withhold evidence in the form of texts and messages. We think the accuser should be required to hand over their mobile devices to the police. In some cases if the police had asked for the accusers phones we think they would of quickly seen that the accuser is lying
We think we need the government to put into place a law that an accuser should hand over their mobile devices from the start of the complaint being reported. We think just doing this one thing could help stop so many lives and families being destroyed. We think false accusations have had very serious consequences for the accused individuals and their families.
Timeline
| 24 Apr 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Oct 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
819
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
24 Apr 2025
Closed
24 Oct 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 2 Aug 2026.