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Change Sexual Offences Act rape definition to include any assault by penetration

Submitted by Charlotte mary sheridan on Sunday 5th October 2025

Published on Thursday 13th November 2025

Current status: Open

Open until: Wednesday 13th May 2026

Current Signatures: 217
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Assaulted ~ Bodies ~ Caused ~ Change ~ Charged ~ Item ~ part ~ Victim

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 217 signatures in total, with signatories from 142 constituencies. That makes it the 658th most popular open petition, and the 15,568th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 32% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 6% (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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