Petition · Ministry of Justice
Review guidance on investigating crimes when reported by abusers
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53 signatures
What the petition asks
Review police guidance on investigating crimes and look at how victims of domestic/ sexual abuse and coercive control can be better protected from further traumatisation when their abusers report them to the police for crimes.
These crimes will be on the perpetrators orders, carried out by the victim under duress. Abusers can threaten victims and their families to coerce their victims into committing crimes. They then report them and the victims are retraumatized and face prosecution rather than being treated as victims. We feel a review is needed to look at how these reports are dealt with by police and the justice system.
Timeline
| 27 Mar 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
53
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Ministry of Justice
Opened
27 Mar 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.