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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• Fund accommodation for all prison leavers
  Opened on Monday 2nd February 2026
  554 signatures so far

• Urgent review of CPS decision making for domestic abuse and coercive control
  Opened on Wednesday 28th January 2026
  45 signatures so far

• Require family court to refer findings of abuse & coercive control to the police
  Opened on Monday 26th January 2026
  56 signatures so far

• Introduce 5yr Minimum Sentence for unlawfully carrying a Knife 3yrs Juveniles
  Opened on Friday 16th January 2026
  52,941 signatures so far

• Expand eligibility for bereavement damages to adult children
  Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
  59 signatures so far

• Require psychological injury assessments in coercive control cases
  Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
  562 signatures so far

• Fund free civil legal support for survivors of sexual violence
  Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
  1,358 signatures so far

• Enshrine the right for citizens to live offline in UK law
  Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
  247 signatures so far

• Require lie detector tests for victims and people accused of sexual offences
  Opened on Wednesday 14th January 2026
  216 signatures so far

• Hold public inquiry on safeguarding system and training in family courts
  Opened on Wednesday 14th January 2026
  1,580 signatures so far

• Reintroduce the death penalty for murder
  Opened on Tuesday 13th January 2026
  202 signatures so far

• Introduce mandatory filming of all non-jury court proceedings in England & Wales
  Opened on Tuesday 13th January 2026
  59 signatures so far

• Review Coercive Control Law and Police Training
  Opened on Tuesday 13th January 2026
  33 signatures so far

• Make social class a protected characteristic under the Equality Act
  Opened on Monday 12th January 2026
  365 signatures so far

• Hold a referendum on planned changes to trial by jury
  Opened on Monday 12th January 2026
  186 signatures so far

• Change the law to allow under 16's to be recognised as victims of domestic abuse
  Opened on Friday 9th January 2026
  149 signatures so far

• Make DNA testing compulsory of every deceased person to solve unsolved crimes
  Opened on Friday 9th January 2026
  112 signatures so far

• Make supporting documentation for estate inventory and accounts compulsory
  Opened on Wednesday 7th January 2026
  69 signatures so far

• Perjury should be a victim-related crime not just an Offence against the State
  Opened on Wednesday 7th January 2026
  25 signatures so far

• Stricter Sentences for Serious Offenders and Improved Community Safety
  Opened on Monday 5th January 2026
  62 signatures so far

• Abolish "Polkey deductions" in compensation for unfair dismissal
  Opened on Tuesday 30th December 2025
  22 signatures so far

• Make coercive or controlling behaviour leading to suicide a specific offence
  Opened on Monday 29th December 2025
  382 signatures so far

• End men’s financial responsibilities in cases of deceptive conception
  Opened on Wednesday 24th December 2025
  84 signatures so far

• Make it a crime to abandon someone in immediate danger without seeking help
  Opened on Monday 22nd December 2025
  30,434 signatures so far

• Make non payment for services a criminal offence, equivalent to theft
  Opened on Monday 22nd December 2025
  70 signatures so far

• Require that there are trained disclosure officers in all spas and hotels
  Opened on Monday 22nd December 2025
  31 signatures so far

• Stop criminalisation of parents who take children abroad due to domestic abuse
  Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
  227 signatures so far

• Review penalties for fleeing the scene after causing a fatal collision
  Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
  39 signatures so far

• Ban unsupervised child contact during criminal investigations
  Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
  39 signatures so far

• Provide an exact number of prisoners who have murdered children aged under 16
  Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
  41 signatures so far

• Remove electronic devices from paedophiles' and child murderers' prison cells
  Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
  87 signatures so far

• Do not remove trial by jury for certain cases
  Opened on Thursday 18th December 2025
  8,561 signatures so far

• Require mothers to list the father (if known) on birth certificate if safe to do
  Opened on Thursday 18th December 2025
  51 signatures so far

• Make child abandonment by a parent a criminal offence
  Opened on Wednesday 17th December 2025
  55 signatures so far

• Fund extensive support for victims of grooming gangs
  Opened on Wednesday 17th December 2025
  194 signatures so far

• Review Family Law to Prevent False Domestic Abuse Allegations
  Opened on Wednesday 17th December 2025
  63 signatures so far

• Increase minimum sentence for carrying a knife to 10 years
  Opened on Wednesday 17th December 2025
  70 signatures so far

• Mandate domestic violence training for all family court & social workers
  Opened on Tuesday 16th December 2025
  73 signatures so far

• Change the law so that marriage does not automatically cancel a person’s will
  Opened on Tuesday 16th December 2025
  62 signatures so far

• Hold a referendum on the re-introduction of capital punishment for murder
  Opened on Tuesday 16th December 2025
  73 signatures so far

• Set mandatory minimum sentences for all child-related offences
  Opened on Monday 15th December 2025
  122 signatures so far

• Strengthen laws & penalties for online harassment/stalking and improve support
  Opened on Monday 15th December 2025
  54 signatures so far

• Review police powers under section 136 of Mental Health Act
  Opened on Monday 15th December 2025
  74 signatures so far

• Remove time bars and provide legal aid for neurodivergent people
  Opened on Monday 15th December 2025
  26 signatures so far

• Give all parents the legal right to participate in their child’s funeral
  Opened on Friday 12th December 2025
  822 signatures so far

• Make GPS tagging mandatory for high-risk offenders to protect victims & children
  Opened on Thursday 11th December 2025
  47 signatures so far

• Review the justice system to stop repeat offenders and multiple convictions
  Opened on Wednesday 10th December 2025
  54 signatures so far

• Make parental alienation a criminal offence
  Opened on Wednesday 10th December 2025
  286 signatures so far

• Increase the maximum sentence for coercive control to 10 years
  Opened on Wednesday 10th December 2025
  233 signatures so far

• Review child maintenance service (CMS) process for accepting reduced payments
  Opened on Tuesday 9th December 2025
  2,158 signatures so far

• Replace juries for domestic abuse and homicide cases with professional panels
  Opened on Tuesday 9th December 2025
  25 signatures so far

• Review insolvency law to prevent repeated appeals
  Opened on Tuesday 9th December 2025
  22 signatures so far

• Require DBS checks for all staff in Soft Play centres.
  Opened on Monday 8th December 2025
  1,060 signatures so far

• Review support for disabled people in accessing employment tribunals
  Opened on Monday 8th December 2025
  40 signatures so far

• Reverse the recent November price rise for ordering probate and will records
  Opened on Monday 8th December 2025
  74 signatures so far

• Amend divorce law to protect survivors of spousal sexual abuse
  Opened on Friday 5th December 2025
  195 signatures so far

• Review young offenders sentencing and consider increased use of custody
  Opened on Friday 5th December 2025
  42 signatures so far

• Require all Prison Officers to undergo professional training and registration
  Opened on Thursday 4th December 2025
  65 signatures so far

• Mandatory trauma-informed training and standards in the family courts service
  Opened on Thursday 4th December 2025
  1,739 signatures so far

• Chemical castration for all rapists and sexual abuse offenders
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd December 2025
  234 signatures so far

• Strengthen Hate Crime Laws for Disabled People & Recognise Their Vulnerability
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd December 2025
  978 signatures so far

• Introduce an Emergency Legal Protection Certificate for domestic abuse survivors
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd December 2025
  39 signatures so far

• Review consent law to protect neurodivergent people from miscarriages of justice
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd December 2025
  385 signatures so far

• Make Being Remanded in Custody Mandatory for Charges of Rape
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd December 2025
  36 signatures so far

• Automatic 50/50 custody for separated parents without a criminal conviction
  Opened on Monday 1st December 2025
  149 signatures so far

• Review bailiff fees and enforcement processes
  Opened on Friday 28th November 2025
  57 signatures so far

• Introduce a Presumption of Equal Parenting Time in Family Law
  Opened on Friday 28th November 2025
  352 signatures so far

• Change the burden of proof in the Family Courts
  Opened on Thursday 27th November 2025
  264 signatures so far

• Amend age-of-consent laws to protect those under 21
  Opened on Thursday 27th November 2025
  87 signatures so far

• Introduce specific rights for contact with a child for grandparents
  Opened on Thursday 27th November 2025
  88 signatures so far

• 10-year minimum sentence & lifetime registration for child sex abuse & images
  Opened on Wednesday 26th November 2025
  110 signatures so far

• Record and retain all contacts relating to family court proceedings
  Opened on Monday 24th November 2025
  28 signatures so far

• Grant non-molestation orders based on past abuse, not just risk of future harm
  Opened on Friday 21st November 2025
  43 signatures so far

• Automatically strip parents who murder children of parental responsibility
  Opened on Friday 21st November 2025
  67 signatures so far

• Outlaw both parties from being named publicly in domestic abuse allegations
  Opened on Friday 21st November 2025
  20 signatures so far

• Introduce a cooling off period for public access to sensitive court documents
  Opened on Friday 21st November 2025
  17 signatures so far

• Introduce minimum sentence of 5 years for sexual offences and ban appeals
  Opened on Thursday 20th November 2025
  39 signatures so far

• Review support provided to autistic parents involved in SEND tribunals
  Opened on Thursday 20th November 2025
  44 signatures so far

• Automatic ban of abusers' custody of children bereaved by domestic abuse suicide
  Opened on Thursday 20th November 2025
  347 signatures so far

• Introduce custodial minimum sentences for animal cruelty offences
  Opened on Thursday 20th November 2025
  114 signatures so far

• Review punishment of Child Sex Offences
  Opened on Tuesday 18th November 2025
  147 signatures so far

• Remove the 2-Year Limit for CICA Claims for Sexual Abuse Survivors
  Opened on Monday 17th November 2025
  42 signatures so far

• Amend the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 to protect travellers
  Opened on Monday 17th November 2025
  79 signatures so far

• Ban publication of emergency service worker names convicted of minor offences
  Opened on Wednesday 12th November 2025
  37 signatures so far

• Implement an easily accessible public register of convicted domestic abusers.
  Open from Thursday 6th November 2025 to Wednesday 6th May 2026
  144 signatures

• Ban granting bail for a new offence allegedly committed while on bail

• Ban granting bail for a new offence allegedly committed while on bail
  Open from Thursday 30th October 2025 to Thursday 30th April 2026
  61 signatures

• Make divorces where a child is abused automatically eligible for legal aid
  Open from Thursday 30th October 2025 to Thursday 30th April 2026
  128 signatures

• Make Digital Communication Mandatory for Debt Collection & Enforcement in the UK
  Open from Monday 27th October 2025 to Monday 27th April 2026
  48 signatures

• We call on UK Government to provide sex crime victims with free legal support
  Open from Thursday 23rd October 2025 to Thursday 23rd April 2026
  581 signatures

• Ban all therapy animals in prisons
  Open from Tuesday 21st October 2025 to Tuesday 21st April 2026
  60 signatures

• Require coroners to find out if the deceased was a veteran and fund a database
  Open from Tuesday 21st October 2025 to Tuesday 21st April 2026
  117 signatures

• Release the official court records relating to the Nottingham Race Riots of 1958
  Open from Tuesday 21st October 2025 to Tuesday 21st April 2026
  111 signatures

• Review accountability for incorrect decisions regarding the removal of a child
  Open from Monday 20th October 2025 to Monday 20th April 2026
  2,585 signatures

• Remove or extend the 6 month time limit on prosecution for summary offences
  Open from Monday 20th October 2025 to Monday 20th April 2026
  602 signatures

• Ensure statutory guidance under the Equality Act is debated in Parliament
  Open from Monday 20th October 2025 to Monday 20th April 2026
  147 signatures

• Allow legal professionals to conduct litigation without being solicitors
  Open from Wednesday 15th October 2025 to Wednesday 15th April 2026
  42 signatures

• Amend Prison Rules to give a statutory minimum of 2 hours daily out-of-cell time
  Open from Tuesday 14th October 2025 to Tuesday 14th April 2026
  164 signatures

• Stop ALL legal aid for non British citizens unless worked in UK for 10 years
  Open from Tuesday 14th October 2025 to Tuesday 14th April 2026
  408 signatures

• Lower the legal driving age to 14 years old
  Open from Tuesday 14th October 2025 to Tuesday 14th April 2026
  38 signatures

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