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Increase the maximum sentences for historical child abuse cases

Submitted by Caroline Eshghi on Sunday 29th June 2025

Published on Tuesday 16th September 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Monday 16th March 2026

Signatures: 61

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Tagged with

2022 ~ abuse ~ abuse cases ~ Carry ~ Child ~ child abuse ~ Children ~ Courts ~ Crime ~ Denying ~ Historic ~ Horrific ~ Individuals ~ Justices ~ Law ~ place ~ Police ~ sentence ~ Standards ~ Survivors ~ The Law ~ The Police

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 61 signatures in total, with signatories from 52 constituencies. That makes it the 26,885th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 19% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 5% (low).

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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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