Increase maximum sentences for sex offences including voyeurism

Parliament should review the maximum sentences for voyeurism and other sex crimes and increase them so that they are more impactful.

850 Signatures

Status
Open
Opened
Friday 23rd February 2024
Last 24 hours signatures
3
Signature Deadline
Saturday 6th April 2024
Estimated Final Signatures: 850

Reticulating Splines

You may be interested in these active petitions

1. Introduce mandatory minimum sentences for possession of a knife - 6,227 signatures
2. Increase sentences and create a public database for dog cruelty offenders - 4,197 signatures
3. Introduce new air quality and PPE rules for health and social care settings - 2,796 signatures
4. Fund Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW) Research and Provide Support for Sufferers - 4,189 signatures
5. Enhance consumer protection for holiday caravan owners - 26,807 signatures

Voyeurism can be extremely calculated and involve obtaining a huge amount of content. It can involve factors such as the person being known to the perpetrator since they were a child. Sex offences can receive weak sentences that don’t account for the impact on victims. This needs to change.


Petition Signatures over time

Constituency Data

Reticulating Splines