Petition · Home Office

Introduce a Publicly Accessible Sex Offenders Register

Open for signatures 177 signatures

What the petition asks

Introduce a public Sex Offenders Register. We believe "Sarah’s Law" is too reactive, and that communities deserve a proactive "right to know". In our view, transparency must outrank offender privacy and we demand an official, searchable database to empower parents and enhance safety.
We urge the Government to legislate for a publicly accessible Sex Offenders Register as I believe the current "Sarah’s Law" is reactive and insufficient; it requires parents to suspect a threat before acting. We believe that we need a proactive, searchable database that grants communities a "right to know" who lives among them, and that public safety and child protection must take priority over the privacy of convicted offenders. We think such a register could empower our neighbourhoods with transparency to prevent harm and enhance local safeguarding.

Timeline

21 May 2026 Petition opened for signatures

Key facts

Signatures 177
Status Open for signatures
Department Home Office
Opened 21 May 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.