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Make it illegal for the media to shame victims of romance fraud

Submitted by Becky Holmes on Saturday 18th January 2025

Published on Wednesday 12th March 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 12th September 2025

Signatures: 151

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Tagged with

abuse ~ British ~ British Press ~ Crime ~ Cruel ~ Devastating ~ Domestic ~ Domestic abuse ~ FRAUD ~ Held ~ Illegal ~ Madely ~ Media ~ News ~ Press ~ Reported ~ Romance ~ romance fraud ~ Secondary ~ Shameful ~ Target ~ The British ~ Unethical ~ Victim

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 151 signatures in total, with signatories from 112 constituencies. That makes it the 18,277th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 27% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 15% (average).

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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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