Review consent law to protect neurodivergent people from miscarriages of justice
- 264 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 288 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We ask the Government to review consent law to ensure courts and juries consider neurodivergence and relationship context when judging belief in consent. Neurodivergent people need fair legal protections to prevent miscarriages of justice in sexual offence cases.
Make it a specific criminal offence not to notify the authorities of a death
- 264 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 285 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
I would like it to become a specific criminal offence to not report a dead body or a death if you are in the company of said individual when they pass or if you are aware of one.
Use of lie detector tests in rape cases
- 53 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 283 - 8 added in the past 24hrs)
In rape cases, it should be made a right for the accused to be offered a lie detector test. If the accused’s test comes back as truthful, the accuser should be asked to take a lie detector test; they can refuse.
Require lie detector tests for victims and people accused of sexual offences
- 206 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 278 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Make it mandatory that all accusers and those accused of sexual offences, however minor or major the offence, are required to take a lie detector test.
Change the burden of proof in the Family Courts
- 256 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 267 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
I want the government to change the law so that the burden of proof in the Family Courts changes from a 'balance of probabilities' to 'beyond reasonable doubt'. Especially when cases may involve the loss of contact between a child and their parent.
Make coercive or controlling behaviour leading to suicide a specific offence
- 128 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 248 - 3 added in the past 24hrs)
Domestic violence and coercive control can destroy lives, sometimes driving victims to suicide. Yet the law fails to recognise this as a specific criminal offence.
Amend divorce law to protect survivors of spousal sexual abuse
- 193 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 242 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
Change the law so that in cases where one spouse has been convicted of rape or other serious sexual offence against the other, the survivor is legally safeguarded from any financial claims made by their abuser in divorce proceedings.
Increase domestic violence maximum sentences and penalties & reform bail laws
- 189 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 230 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We call on Parliament to increase domestic violence maximum sentences and strengthen bail laws by banning bail to high-risk and repeat offenders. Increase penalties for repeat abuse and restraining order breaches to prioritise victim safety. Risk assessments should be required before release.
Fund extensive support for victims of grooming gangs
- 173 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 229 - 3 added in the past 24hrs)
Fund:
At least 12 months of fully-funded specialist trauma therapy
Access to funded therapeutic retreats
Ring-fenced personal funding (housing, debt, education, etc.)
Oversight by an independent Survivors’ Panel with real power
Automatic, non-means-tested support via a dedicated national fund
Chemical castration for all rapists and sexual abuse offenders
- 168 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 228 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
We want the Government to make a law where all those found guilty of rape and sexual abuse, including child sex abuse are chemically castrated. We think it would make the UK a safer place for women and children.