Submitted by Cerys Jenner on Wednesday 11th February 2026
Published on Tuesday 24th March 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Thursday 24th September 2026
Current Signatures: 523
(count is updated approximately hourly)
Relevant Departments
Tagged with
abuse ~ Anxiety ~ Child ~ Children ~ Communism ~ Communities ~ contact ~ convicted ~ Create ~ FEAR ~ Homes ~ measures ~ Opportunity ~ parents need ~ Protecting ~ Safeguarding ~ Safer ~ Schools ~ sex offenders ~ Survivors ~ Town ~ Victim ~ Youth
Stop child sex offenders living near schools & within victims’ communities
Children deserve to feel safe in their homes, schools and communities. Allowing convicted offenders to live close to schools or within the same town as their victims can cause fear, trauma and undermine public confidence in safeguarding measures.
Victims of abuse can experience long term trauma. Knowing their offender lives nearby can cause fear, anxiety and further trauma. Restrictions can help survivors feels safe in their own communities. Other children within the community also deserve protection. Limiting where sex offenders can live could reduce opportunities for contact with potential victims and help create safer environments around schools and youth facilities. We believe parents need confidence that that their children and safeguarded.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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