Ministry of Justice

The Ministry of Justice is a major government department, at the heart of the justice system. We work to protect and advance the principles of justice. Our vision is to deliver a world-class justice system that works for everyone in society. MOJ is a ministerial department, supported by 35 agencies and public bodies.

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

Ministers

• Alex Chalk KC MP
  Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
• The Rt Hon Edward Argar MP
  Minister of State
• The Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP
  Minister of State
• Mike Freer MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
• Lord Bellamy KC
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Petitions linked to this department

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• Legally require absent parents to undertake medical testing if child is unwell
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  907 signatures so far

• We call for harsher sentencing for causing death by careless driving.
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  1,744 signatures so far

• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  651 signatures so far

• Review how law distinguishes between BDSM/CNC and sexual assault
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  14 signatures so far

• Make it a criminal offence to take direct pictures of other people’s children
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  27 signatures so far

• Review conditions for parental rights to be removed
  Opened on Thursday 7th May 2026
  14 signatures so far

• Introduce Citizens’ Referendum System for Legislation
  Opened on Thursday 7th May 2026
  28 signatures so far

• An independent review body for miscarriages of justice involving racial bias.
  Opened on Thursday 7th May 2026
  17 signatures so far

• Review compliance process for financial orders in divorce settlements.
  Opened on Tuesday 5th May 2026
  16 signatures so far

• Introduce enforceable processing deadlines and review oversight for CICA claims
  Opened on Tuesday 5th May 2026
  67 signatures so far

• Give Early Parole or Deportation for Certain Life Prisoners in the UK
  Opened on Friday 1st May 2026
  189 signatures so far

• Urgently make Cuckooing a specific offence and increase penalties
  Opened on Thursday 30th April 2026
  35 signatures so far

• Children of sex offenders/domestic abusers to change name w/out parental consent
  Opened on Thursday 30th April 2026
  135 signatures so far

• Introduce new offence for murder, dismemberment and concealment
  Opened on Tuesday 28th April 2026
  49 signatures so far

• Review parental responsibility for their child’s violent behaviour
  Opened on Tuesday 28th April 2026
  80 signatures so far

• Resentence IPP prisoners; end indefinite licence and limit recall
  Opened on Tuesday 28th April 2026
  189 signatures so far

• Amend equality law to ban religions from barring women from leadership roles
  Opened on Tuesday 28th April 2026
  28 signatures so far

• Ban LGBTQIA+ conversion therapy
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  88 signatures so far

• Extend Employment Tribunal Time Limits to 10 Years
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  20 signatures so far

• Remove clause decriminalising abortions from the Crime and Policing Bill
  Opened on Thursday 23rd April 2026
  40 signatures so far

• Child safeguarding practice reviews for all children who suffer significant harm
  Opened on Wednesday 22nd April 2026
  31 signatures so far

• Automatic right to appeal for people convicted of murder under joint enterprise
  Opened on Tuesday 21st April 2026
  71 signatures so far

• Introduce 10 year minimum sentence for rape, sexual assault & child sexual abuse
  Opened on Tuesday 21st April 2026
  58 signatures so far

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases
  Opened on Tuesday 21st April 2026
  84,185 signatures so far

• Mandatory life sentences for repeat child sexual offenders to protect children
  Opened on Monday 20th April 2026
  709 signatures so far

• Ban and criminalise all abortions. Choose Adoption and Save Children’s Lives
  Opened on Monday 20th April 2026
  211 signatures so far

• Review CPS charging test to require fuller police investigation before charging
  Opened on Monday 20th April 2026
  13 signatures so far

• Protect graves of all UK military veterans from reuse under new burial proposals
  Opened on Friday 17th April 2026
  623 signatures so far

• End concurrent sentencing for multiple serious offences
  Opened on Friday 17th April 2026
  72 signatures so far

• Introduce Legislation to make Verbal Abuse toward Police Officers an offence
  Opened on Thursday 16th April 2026
  1,964 signatures so far

• Allow sentence reductions for rehabilitated Extended Determinate prisoners -EDS-
  Opened on Wednesday 15th April 2026
  196 signatures so far

• Review parental rights when a parent is not involved in their child's care 50/50
  Opened on Wednesday 15th April 2026
  21 signatures so far

• Make all types of trespass on commercial properties a criminal offence
  Opened on Tuesday 14th April 2026
  20 signatures so far

• Raise the minimum sentence for hit-and-run crimes to two years imprisonment
  Opened on Monday 13th April 2026
  446 signatures so far

• Review financial harm safeguards for domestic abuse victims in joint mortgages
  Opened on Friday 10th April 2026
  29 signatures so far

• Review processes for DV and sexual assault victim to appeal not guilty verdict
  Opened on Thursday 9th April 2026
  31 signatures so far

• Impose financial penalties when parent is killed due to dangerous driving
  Opened on Tuesday 7th April 2026
  712 signatures so far

• Review evidential threshold in emotional and financial domestic abuse cases
  Opened on Wednesday 1st April 2026
  160 signatures so far

• Prohibit court / bailiff action for any debts under £500
  Opened on Wednesday 1st April 2026
  25 signatures so far

• Remove the statute of limitations for medical negligence for long-term damage
  Opened on Tuesday 31st March 2026
  620 signatures so far

• Make reproductive coercion a standalone criminal offence
  Opened on Monday 30th March 2026
  2,120 signatures so far

• Introduce legislation safeguarding financial access & personal data rights
  Opened on Monday 30th March 2026
  11 signatures so far

• Review anti-discrimination laws to strengthen trans women & LGBTQ+ protections
  Opened on Monday 30th March 2026
  1,204 signatures so far

• Introduce the death penalty for certain child sex offences
  Opened on Friday 27th March 2026
  110 signatures so far

• Only reduce sentence for early admission of guilt if given at police interview
  Opened on Friday 27th March 2026
  30 signatures so far

• Increase minimum sentences for drug supply offences
  Opened on Friday 27th March 2026
  1,938 signatures so far

• Review guidance on investigating crimes when reported by abusers
  Opened on Friday 27th March 2026
  50 signatures so far

• Establish a specific offence and sentence for Murder, Desecration & Concealment
  Opened on Friday 27th March 2026
  207 signatures so far

• Review effectiveness of measures to keep phones and drones out of prisons
  Opened on Thursday 26th March 2026
  111 signatures so far

• Require all prisoners to work to pay their living costs, victims & Treasury
  Opened on Wednesday 25th March 2026
  53 signatures so far

• Mandatory 50% female jury representation for trials of rape & violence vs women
  Opened on Tuesday 24th March 2026
  403 signatures so far

• Stop child sex offenders living near schools & within victims’ communities
  Opened on Tuesday 24th March 2026
  523 signatures so far

• Require & fund the assignment of a caseworker to every domestic abuse victim
  Opened on Tuesday 24th March 2026
  196 signatures so far

• Make failure to indicate a specific road safety offence
  Opened on Monday 23rd March 2026
  33 signatures so far

• Continue PR for severely disabled adults instead of costly CoP Deputyship
  Opened on Monday 23rd March 2026
  1,839 signatures so far

• Mandatory pausing of civil court actions during domestic abuse investigations
  Opened on Friday 20th March 2026
  275 signatures so far

• Registered keeper to be held responsible for hit & runs if driver not identified
  Opened on Friday 20th March 2026
  13 signatures so far

• Review and revise age of consent in light of advances in science
  Opened on Thursday 19th March 2026
  28 signatures so far

• Only require disclosure of role-relevant convictions to employers and regulators
  Opened on Monday 16th March 2026
  15 signatures so far

• Strengthen protection of DA victims and how their testimony is treated in court
  Opened on Monday 16th March 2026
  1,781 signatures so far

• Increase funding for better security in the Prison Service
  Opened on Friday 13th March 2026
  37 signatures so far

• Introduce regulated conjugal visits in UK prisons
  Opened on Friday 13th March 2026
  26 signatures so far

• Provide protection and support for individuals falsely accused of serious crimes
  Opened on Thursday 12th March 2026
  34 signatures so far

• Automatic review of parental responsibility for perpetrators of abuse
  Opened on Thursday 12th March 2026
  91 signatures so far

• Repeal UK Laws Restricting Speech & Pass 'Free Speech Act' like US 1st Amendment
  Opened on Wednesday 11th March 2026
  246 signatures so far

• Introduce a 10 year minimum sentence for manslaughter
  Opened on Tuesday 10th March 2026
  68 signatures so far

• Strengthen self-defence rights for adults who intervene to protect children
  Opened on Tuesday 10th March 2026
  46 signatures so far

• Review CPS disclosure practices and prosecution processes
  Opened on Tuesday 10th March 2026
  33 signatures so far

• Call referendum on introducing death penalty for certain offences
  Opened on Monday 9th March 2026
  523 signatures so far

• Reinstate the death penalty for Treason
  Opened on Monday 9th March 2026
  151 signatures so far

• Mandate recognition of primary caregiver in family court decisions
  Opened on Friday 6th March 2026
  67 signatures so far

• Review sentences for sexual violence
  Opened on Thursday 5th March 2026
  46 signatures so far

• Use of lie detector tests in rape cases
  Opened on Thursday 5th March 2026
  76 signatures so far

• Ban CCJs for private parking fines from being included in credit files
  Opened on Tuesday 3rd March 2026
  28 signatures so far

• Ban smart technology and introduced stricter probation rules for sex offenders
  Opened on Friday 27th February 2026
  36 signatures so far

• Change the term "lifetime sex offender registration” to reflect it is reviewable
  Opened on Friday 27th February 2026
  65 signatures so far

• Urgent Review and Reform of the CICA Scheme
  Opened on Monday 23rd February 2026
  321 signatures so far

• Create a formal appeal process for Coroners’ inquests
  Opened on Friday 20th February 2026
  193 signatures so far

• Make a dog injuring or killing a cat a specific offence
  Opened on Thursday 19th February 2026
  2,504 signatures so far

• Require prisons to separate visiting children from all sex offenders
  Opened on Wednesday 18th February 2026
  31 signatures so far

• Make adultery illegal
  Opened on Wednesday 18th February 2026
  20 signatures so far

• Fund legal aid for all applicants for NMO and Occupation Orders
  Opened on Monday 16th February 2026
  32 signatures so far

• Scrap 5-year IPP licence cutoff & mandate victim support at release
  Opened on Wednesday 11th February 2026
  16 signatures so far

• Require all new magistrates to hold a law degree or independent legal experience
  Opened on Wednesday 11th February 2026
  50 signatures so far

• Introduce a progressive system of penalties for speeding offences in 20mph zones
  Opened on Tuesday 10th February 2026
  43 signatures so far

• Make catfishing a specific criminal offence under coercive control laws
  Opened on Tuesday 10th February 2026
  44 signatures so far

• Provide funding for legal advice & representation for Armed Forces personnel
  Opened on Tuesday 10th February 2026
  119 signatures so far

• Give men legal opt-out from parental responsibility in unintended pregnancies
  Opened on Monday 9th February 2026
  27 signatures so far

• Require review hearings for all Child Arrangements Orders
  Opened on Friday 6th February 2026
  106 signatures so far

• Reform bail, sentencing and sex offender registration for child sexual offences
  Opened on Friday 6th February 2026
  56 signatures so far

• Recognise Cultic Abuse in Statutory Safeguarding Guidance
  Opened on Friday 6th February 2026
  326 signatures so far

• Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge
  Opened on Thursday 5th February 2026
  203,038 signatures so far

• Add “accent” as a protected characteristic under Section 4 of the Equality Act
  Opened on Wednesday 4th February 2026
  33 signatures so far

• Allow the use of Polygraph test results as evidence in Family Court cases
  Opened on Wednesday 4th February 2026
  48 signatures so far

• Withdraw from jurisdiction of European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)
  Opened on Tuesday 3rd February 2026
  183 signatures so far

• Mandate whole-life sentence for knife-related murders & stricter penalties
  Opened on Tuesday 3rd February 2026
  2,052 signatures so far

• Make it a specific criminal offence not to notify the authorities of a death
  Opened on Tuesday 3rd February 2026
  335 signatures so far

• Reform probate law to regulate executor powers & protect beneficiaries’ rights
  Opened on Tuesday 3rd February 2026
  38 signatures so far

• Increase domestic violence maximum sentences and penalties & reform bail laws
  Opened on Tuesday 3rd February 2026
  204 signatures so far

• Cap legal fees for divorce cases and remove or reduce VAT
  Opened on Monday 2nd February 2026
  22 signatures so far

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