Petition · Ministry of Justice
Require psychological injury assessments in coercive control cases
Closed
624 signatures
What the petition asks
Require mandatory psychological injury assessments in coercive control cases, ensuring trauma is formally recognised and sentencing reflects the real harm caused. Psychological abuse destroys lives, the justice system must treat it as serious injury. These changes could be known as Skye's Law.
In many cases trauma is never formally assessed or recognised. This lack of psychological injury assessment fails others. Psychological abuse leaves real injuries. We believe mandatory psychological injury assessments are needed in every case to reflect the true harm in safeguarding and sentencing.
Timeline
| 15 Jan 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Jul 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
624
Status
Closed
Department
Ministry of Justice
Opened
15 Jan 2026
Closed
15 Jul 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 3 Aug 2026.