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Change the burden of proof to 'On the balance of probability'

Submitted on Friday 5th January 2018

Rejected on Friday 19th January 2018

Current status: Rejected

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

Petition Action

Change the burden of proof to 'On the balance of probability'

Petition Details

A very small percentage of perpetrators of sexual offences are convicted under the current burden of proof.

Additional Information

Only 6% of allegations of sexual assault result in a a conviction of the perpetrator therefore 94% of allegations do not result in any sanctions being imposed on the alleged perpetrator.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure whether you would like the burden of proof to be changed for all crimes, or only sexual offences.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

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