Fund extensive support for victims of grooming gangs
- 83 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 252 - 1 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
Replace life sentences with whole life terms for the most serious offenders
- 235 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 248 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
We call upon the UK Government to implement legislation that replaces life sentences with whole life terms for offenders whose crimes demonstrate the highest level of severity, such as premeditated murder or violent sexual offences, ensuring no eligibility for parole.
Make divorces where a child is abused automatically eligible for legal aid
- 122 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 243 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Someone who can prove they have suffered domestic abuse is able to access legal aid for divorce, but if the abuse was suffered by a child within the family, even if there are convictions, they have no automatic access to legal aid for divorce. We believe this needs to change!
Mandatory trauma-informed training and standards in the family courts service
- 176 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 243 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We call on the Government to ensure mandatory trauma-informed training and standards for all professionals whose assessments influence decisions in the family courts, including judges, CAFCASS officers, social workers, and court-instructed medical experts.
Increase the maximum sentence for coercive control to 10 years
- 85 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 224 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
Increase maximum sentence for coercive control to 10 years. We want the law to truly reflect the damage this abuse causes. Coercive control can destroy lives, isolate victims, erode their freedom, and leave lasting emotional scars. Many survivors never fully recover.
Chemical castration for all those convicted of child sexual abuse
- 207 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 213 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We think that for all those found guilty in cases of child grooming and sexual abuse, along with a custodial period, they should be chemically castrated to help prevent repeating this behaviour.
Require mothers to list the father (if known) on birth certificate if safe to do
- 43 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 213 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Require mothers to name the father on the birth certificate, if known and safe to do so, ensuring equal parental rights and responsibilities. Fathers with no criminal convictions or history of domestic violence should be granted equal parental rights from birth including 50/50 contact
Capital punishment for those convicted of terrorism, murder or intentional harm
- 177 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 211 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We want the government to reinstate capital punishment for those who have committed terror offences, murder or intentional harm.
Review timing of child contact centre referrals at family court
- 144 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 210 - 5 added in the past 24hrs)
Review the need for early intervention through contact centres at the point when court applications are made. We think this could help ensure children maintain relationships with both parents while legal processes are ongoing.
Change the law so that marriage does not automatically cancel a person’s will
- 45 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 209 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Under the current law when someone gets married any will they made before that marriage is automatically cancelled. Most people do not know this they believe their existing will still stands. But this is not the case if they remarry and die.