Submitted on Friday 19th June 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 4th August 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
The man, The man: Change the Sexual Offences Act so rape is gender neutral
Under Current Uk legislation, within the 'Sexual Offences Act 2003', rape can only be committed by a male with a penis, the focus is on him penetrating another person without consent. This petition aims to change the legislation to ensure a rape offence is taken from a gender neutral perspective.
Under the current Uk legislation, the definition of rape only focuses on a male forcibly penetrating another person and completely disregards the forcible penetration by the individual being penetrated, which has similar psychological effects on the victim. The current law places these acts under 'Causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent', which not only undermines the individual experience but has a lesser sentence compared to a rape crime (life vs 10 years imprisonment).
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300270
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