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Change the law so those on life sentence for murder are not eligible for release

Submitted by Joseph Laughlin on Saturday 2nd November 2024

Published on Thursday 14th November 2024

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 14th May 2025

Signatures: 8,400

Tagged with

Change ~ Child ~ GUILTY ~ JAIL ~ Law ~ life sentence ~ life sentences ~ Murdered ~ Parole ~ sentence ~ The Law

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 8,400 signatures in total, with signatories from 648 constituencies. That makes it the 2,671st most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 107% (average) and a Local Issue Rating of -8% (very low).

Signatures by Constituency

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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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