Submitted on Wednesday 24th January 2018
Rejected on Thursday 15th February 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Increase the length of the prison sentence for convicted rapist.
Warbois is going to be released after serving 7 years of a 13 year sentence having raped over 100 people. Under the law at the moment, rape is seen as less of an offence than murder and the average sentence for rapists is 8 years. These people should pay more for the lives they ruin
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Decisions about releasing prisoners into the community are taken by the Parole Board, which is independent. The Government and Parliament can't change the Parole Board's decision.
You can find out more about the Parole Board, and read its statement about this decision, here:
www.gov.uk/government/news/parole-board-chair-statement-in-relation-to-the-release-decision-of-john-worboys
The Secretary of State for Justice made a statement to the House of Commons about this subject, and answered questions from MPs, on Tuesday 12 January. you can read a transcript here:
hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2018-01-09/debates/26D73D70-E207-43B2-8569-3F540BC902A9/ParoleBoardAndVictimSupport
The Chair of the Justice Committee, the group of MPs that looks at the work of the Ministry of Justice, is looking into the implications of the case of John Worboys, the transparency of Parole Board decisions and how best to involve and support the victims involved.
You can find out more here:
http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/justice-committee/news-parliament-2017/parole-board-evidence-17-19/
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