Reintroduce the death penalty for peadophiles and child murderers.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

We want the Government to introduce legislation allowing courts to impose the death penalty on offenders convicted of the murder of a child and the most serious sexual offences against children.

The recent case involving the abuse and murder of baby Preston Davey has shocked and horrified the public. We believe that those who commit the most serious crimes against children should face the strongest possible punishment. We believe current sentencing arrangements do not adequately reflect the gravity of these offences and that Parliament should debate whether capital punishment should be reinstated for such crimes.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We have three petitions currently open which cover all the things you appear to be requesting of the Government in your petition - you may wish to sign one, two or all of these:

Introduce the death penalty for certain child sex offences

Call referendum on introducing death penalty for certain offences

Reintroduce the death penalty for murder

Timeline

17 Jun 2026	Petition opened for signatures
15 Jul 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 15 Jul 2026

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