Petition · Cabinet Office
Apply the Human Rights Act retrospectively
Closed
1,054 signatures
What the petition asks
I think the Government should legislate for full retrospective application of the Human Rights Act.
I believe this could potentially allow victims of sexual exploitation, whose cases weren’t properly investigated, to obtain justice for the failure to investigate, where this was before the introduction of the Human Rights Act.
Victims of abuse don’t always come forward until many years later and deserve justice.
Victims of abuse don’t always come forward until many years later and deserve justice.
Timeline
| 8 Sep 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 Mar 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,054
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
8 Sep 2025
Closed
8 Mar 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 1 Aug 2026.