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To change the laws on criminals being prosecuted on the account of rape.

Submitted on Wednesday 12th October 2016

Published on Tuesday 25th October 2016

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 25th April 2017

Signatures: 17

Tagged with

Crime

Popularity

This petition has 17 signatures in total, with signatories from 5 constituencies. That makes it the 39,358th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 1% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 47% (very high).

Signatures by Constituency

8 - East Lothian
4 - Midlothian
2 - Edinburgh North and Leith
2 - Edinburgh South West
1 - Edinburgh West

This petition was submitted under the Parliamentary boundaries prior to June 2024, so the names may not be current constituency names

Signatures by Region

17 - Scotland

Signatures by Country

17 - United Kingdom

Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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