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Change the laws so criminals under 18 years old can face a whole life sentence

Submitted on Friday 24th January 2025

Rejected on Friday 14th March 2025

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Change the laws so criminals under 18 years old can face a whole life sentence

Petition Details

Remove the legislation that prevents criminals under the age of 18 not receiving whole life sentences.

Additional Information

In light of the axel rudakubana Crime if fee these changes should be made


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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 which calls for a similar action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/715078

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