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Make lying about rape a criminal offence.

Submitted on Friday 14th October 2016

Rejected on Wednesday 19th October 2016

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

Petition Action

Make lying about rape a criminal offence.

Petition Details

Jail time for "crying rape" and ruining lives.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Making a false allegation of a crime may already in some circumstances lead to a jail sentence - for example, if someone is found guilty of perverting the course of justice. In other cases, people who are accused of making false accusations may be prosecuted for wasting police time.

It is not therefore clear to us how you would like the law to be changed.

You may find this guidance from the Crown Prosecution Service helpful:

http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/perverting_the_course_of_justice_-_rape_and_dv_allegations/

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