Review consent law to protect neurodivergent people from miscarriages of justice
- 233 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 291 - 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 supporting documentation for estate inventory and accounts compulsory
- 68 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 288 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
We think the Government should bring in a law to make it compulsory to provide supporting documentation with estate accounts, so that executors and administrators can be held to account properly.
Remove the statute of limitations on reporting childhood domestic abuse
- 254 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 262 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Currently there is a statute of limitations on domestic violence in the UK. A victim of domestic abuse has 6 months from formally reporting an offence of domestic abuse to the police to initiate prosecutions and two years from the date of offence to prosecute the abuse.
Replace life sentences with whole life terms for the most serious offenders
- 240 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 259 - 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.
Fund extensive support for victims of grooming gangs
- 107 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 258 - 2 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
Ban plea bargains in domestic violence cases if perpetrator has prior conviction
- 247 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 251 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
I want the government to put stricter regulations in place that prevent perpetrators being able to enter a plea bargain.
Allow conjugal visits with spouses for prisoners incarcerated for 3+ years
- 191 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 244 - 5 added in the past 24hrs)
Allow prisoners who have been on incarcerated for 3+ years to have conjugal visits with their spouse. They must be married to do so. You can’t change partner with whom you choose as your person to have the conjugal visit with.
Expand eligibility for bereavement damages to adult children
- 46 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 238 - 29 added in the past 24hrs)
Update the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 so adult children can claim bereavement damages for their parent’s death. We feel this current law excludes many families, is outdated, and needs reform to reflect modern family relationships.
Review timing of child contact centre referrals at family court
- 168 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 235 - 3 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.
Amend divorce law to protect survivors of spousal sexual abuse
- 185 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 225 - 1 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.