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Remove the statute of limitations on reporting childhood domestic abuse

Submitted by John watson on Tuesday 12th August 2025

Published on Wednesday 17th September 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 17th March 2026

Signatures: 380

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6 Months ~ abuse ~ Change ~ date ~ Domestic ~ Domestic abuse ~ Justices ~ month ~ Police ~ Remove ~ Survivors ~ The Police ~ Victim ~ Violence ~ Years

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Remove the statute of limitations on reporting childhood domestic abuse

Petition Details

Currently there is a statute of limitations on domestic violence in the UK. A victim of domestic abuse has 6 months from formally reporting an offence of domestic abuse to the police to initiate prosecutions and two years from the date of offence to prosecute the abuse.

Additional Information

I want the government to change it because probably many survivors don’t realise there is a limitation. We think all survivors of any abuse deserve justice. No matter what type it was.


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