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.
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Ministers
Re-Introduce Capital Punishment
Open from Tuesday 29th August 2023 to Thursday 29th February 2024
410 signatures
Minimum sentence of 5 years for carrying a knife with a minimum fine of £10k
Open from Friday 25th August 2023 to Sunday 25th February 2024
6,471 signatures
Prevent the press from reporting on inquests without the consent of the family
Open from Wednesday 23rd August 2023 to Friday 23rd February 2024
22 signatures
Make it a criminal offence for executors/administrators to withhold inheritance
Open from Wednesday 23rd August 2023 to Friday 23rd February 2024
22 signatures
Abolish parole for sentences for rape and murder
Open from Tuesday 8th August 2023 to Thursday 8th February 2024
76 signatures
Reform compensation for people imprisoned whose convictions are overturned
Open from Wednesday 2nd August 2023 to Friday 2nd February 2024
97 signatures
Prohibit questions in court about the sexual history of rape complainants
Open from Tuesday 1st August 2023 to Thursday 1st February 2024
336 signatures
Bring in mandatory GPS tagging for repeat offenders
Open from Monday 31st July 2023 to Wednesday 31st January 2024
1,843 signatures
Require jurors in rape trials to complete mandatory training on rape myths
Open from Thursday 27th July 2023 to Saturday 27th January 2024
10,950 signatures
Remove the 28-day time limit from the unduly lenient sentence scheme for murder
Open from Monday 24th July 2023 to Wednesday 24th January 2024
1,848 signatures
Introduce increased sentences for one punch assaults and deaths
Open from Monday 17th July 2023 to Wednesday 17th January 2024
2,008 signatures
Ban the use of facial recognition cameras by police, public and private bodies
Open from Monday 17th July 2023 to Wednesday 17th January 2024
414 signatures
Make hair colour a protected characteristic covered by hate crime legislation
Open from Monday 17th July 2023 to Wednesday 17th January 2024
94 signatures
Require clinical assessment and notification of family for powers of attorney
Open from Friday 14th July 2023 to Sunday 14th January 2024
19 signatures
End suspended/non-custodial sentences for theft
Open from Thursday 13th July 2023 to Saturday 13th January 2024
160 signatures
Give Grandparents a legal right to see their Grandchildren
Open from Tuesday 11th July 2023 to Thursday 11th January 2024
158 signatures
Fund FASD specialists in health and social care and training on FASD for police
Open from Tuesday 11th July 2023 to Thursday 11th January 2024
19 signatures
Give victims of crime the right to appeal court decisions
Open from Wednesday 5th July 2023 to Friday 5th January 2024
38 signatures
Ban media publishing personal details of alleged offenders before conviction
Open from Monday 3rd July 2023 to Wednesday 3rd January 2024
36 signatures
Remove need for consent of all parents to change a child's name
Open from Friday 30th June 2023 to Saturday 30th December 2023
32 signatures
Stop courts being able to grant care orders based on risk of future suffering
Open from Thursday 29th June 2023 to Friday 29th December 2023
133 signatures
Provide free court sentencing remarks for victims of child sexual abuse
Open from Monday 26th June 2023 to Tuesday 26th December 2023
40 signatures
Add Drama to the National Curriculum for Secondary Schools
Open from Friday 23rd June 2023 to
203 signatures
Allow children to be taken abroad without needing consent of abusive ex-partners
Open from Friday 23rd June 2023 to Saturday 23rd December 2023
44 signatures
Investigate employers who are cited in coroner's suicide report
Open from Friday 23rd June 2023 to Saturday 23rd December 2023
28 signatures
Make it illegal for a parent to be absent from their child's life
Open from Monday 19th June 2023 to Tuesday 19th December 2023
41 signatures
Decriminalise abortion to protect the rights of women seeking abortion
Open from Monday 19th June 2023 to Tuesday 19th December 2023
741 signatures
Require costs be awarded for successful applications for non-molestation orders
Open from Friday 9th June 2023 to Saturday 9th December 2023
61 signatures
Repeal the offence of bigamy and legalise polygamous marriage
Open from Wednesday 7th June 2023 to Thursday 7th December 2023
54 signatures
Review and reform the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service
Open from Tuesday 6th June 2023 to Wednesday 6th December 2023
236 signatures
Make it a legal requirement that fathers are listed on a birth certificate
Open from Monday 5th June 2023 to Tuesday 5th December 2023
99 signatures
Ban physical discipline/punishment of children
Open from Monday 5th June 2023 to Tuesday 5th December 2023
22 signatures
Make legal aid available for disabled and vulnerable adults in private law cases
Open from Wednesday 31st May 2023 to Thursday 30th November 2023
40 signatures
Reform the rules of intestacy regarding absent parents and cohabiting partners
Open from Tuesday 30th May 2023 to Thursday 30th November 2023
11 signatures
Introduce new mandatory sentences for murder if a victim's remains aren't found
Open from Thursday 18th May 2023 to Saturday 18th November 2023
5,127 signatures
New restrictions on murderers and rapists being moved to open prisons
Open from Wednesday 17th May 2023 to Friday 17th November 2023
76 signatures
Amend the law on rape to cover all non-consensual penetration of vagina or anus
Open from Monday 15th May 2023 to Wednesday 15th November 2023
62 signatures
Remove right to bail for acid and ammonia attackers
Open from Friday 12th May 2023 to Sunday 12th November 2023
68 signatures
Enable resentencing for those serving an indeterminate prison sentence
Open from Wednesday 10th May 2023 to Friday 10th November 2023
1,249 signatures
Hold a public inquiry into the Ombudsman schemes for financial and legal service
Open from Tuesday 9th May 2023 to Thursday 9th November 2023
53 signatures
Mandatory 10-year sentence for possession of a knife
Open from Tuesday 9th May 2023 to Thursday 9th November 2023
2,597 signatures
Change the legal adoption age to allow adults to be adopted past age 18
Open from Tuesday 9th May 2023 to Thursday 9th November 2023
35 signatures
End reporting restrictions for family court cases
Open from Tuesday 2nd May 2023 to Thursday 2nd November 2023
510 signatures
Add a Crown to the insignia of Junior Rates of the Royal Navy
Open from Monday 17th April 2023 to Tuesday 17th October 2023
23 signatures
Release IPP prisoners who have served their fixed tariff
Open from Monday 17th April 2023 to Tuesday 17th October 2023
29 signatures
Introduce new laws to force offenders to be present in court for sentencing
Open from Friday 14th April 2023 to Saturday 14th October 2023
39,906 signatures
Remove right to bail for individuals charged with rape
Open from Wednesday 12th April 2023 to Thursday 12th October 2023
397 signatures
Create a HM Prison service veterans badge in line with military veterans badge
Open from Wednesday 12th April 2023 to Thursday 12th October 2023
62 signatures
Do Not Leave the European Convention on Human Rights
Open from Tuesday 11th April 2023 to Wednesday 11th October 2023
21,447 signatures
Create powers to increase sentences where a defendant refuses to attend court
Open from Wednesday 5th April 2023 to Thursday 5th October 2023
67 signatures
Establish a Royal Commission on policing within England and Wales
Open from Wednesday 29th March 2023 to Friday 29th September 2023
57 signatures
Abolish Section 13 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995
Open from Wednesday 29th March 2023 to Friday 29th September 2023
3,878 signatures
Make rape, sexual assault and child sexual offences charges a minimum of life
Open from Monday 20th March 2023 to Wednesday 20th September 2023
246 signatures
Abolish jury service on serious offences
Open from Tuesday 14th March 2023 to Thursday 14th September 2023
21 signatures
Stop courts being able to grant care orders based on risk of future harm
Open from Tuesday 14th March 2023 to Thursday 14th September 2023
149 signatures
Recognise the Islamic Nikah as a legal form of marriage
Open from Thursday 9th March 2023 to Saturday 9th September 2023
875 signatures
Give adult adoptees a right to have adoptions annulled
Open from Wednesday 8th March 2023 to Friday 8th September 2023
39 signatures
Recognise Pagan handfasting as a legal form of marriage in England and Wales
Open from Wednesday 8th March 2023 to Friday 8th September 2023
143 signatures
Make the minimum sentence for sexual communication with a child 2 years in jail
Open from Tuesday 7th March 2023 to Thursday 7th September 2023
579 signatures
Life sentence for abuse, torture, rape or allowing the death of a child
Open from Monday 6th March 2023 to Wednesday 6th September 2023
155 signatures
Allow resident parents to take their children abroad without needing consent
Open from Thursday 2nd March 2023 to Saturday 2nd September 2023
32 signatures
Create a Prevention of Future Harm Register for violent and fraud offences
Open from Monday 27th February 2023 to Sunday 27th August 2023
16 signatures
Extend qualified one-way cost shifting to Equality Act discrimination claims
Open from Thursday 23rd February 2023 to Wednesday 23rd August 2023
20 signatures
Remove need for consent from married spouse to legally change surname
Open from Tuesday 21st February 2023 to Monday 21st August 2023
25 signatures
Automatically grant 50/50 to parents in separated households.
Open from Monday 20th February 2023 to Sunday 20th August 2023
333 signatures
Hold a referendum on reinstating the death penalty for certain offences
Open from Monday 13th February 2023 to Sunday 13th August 2023
44 signatures
Automatic ban on child sexual offenders using internet services
Open from Tuesday 7th February 2023 to Monday 7th August 2023
26 signatures
Give parents rights to have their surname in their child's name after separation
Open from Tuesday 7th February 2023 to Monday 7th August 2023
122 signatures
End reporting restrictions for convicts aged 18 and under
Open from Tuesday 7th February 2023 to Monday 7th August 2023
25 signatures
Review and reform legislation governing parental responsibility
Review and reform legislation governing parental responsibility
Open from Thursday 2nd February 2023 to Wednesday 2nd August 2023
189 signatures
Automatically remove domestic abusers from joint council tenancies
Open from Thursday 2nd February 2023 to Wednesday 2nd August 2023
100 signatures
Allow both members of all same-sex female couples to be on birth certificates
Open from Thursday 2nd February 2023 to Wednesday 2nd August 2023
91 signatures
Restore the death penalty for serious offences
Open from Thursday 2nd February 2023 to Wednesday 2nd August 2023
774 signatures
Hold a referendum on leaving the European Convention on Human Rights
Open from Tuesday 31st January 2023 to Monday 31st July 2023
505 signatures
Create an absolute right to appeal judgements in 'small claims court' cases
Open from Tuesday 31st January 2023 to Monday 31st July 2023
69 signatures
Allow single parents to change a child's name without the other parent's consent
Open from Monday 30th January 2023 to Sunday 30th July 2023
32 signatures
Make DNA paternity testing mandatory prior to registration on birth certificate
Open from Tuesday 24th January 2023 to Monday 24th July 2023
28 signatures
Remove the 28-day time limit from the lenient sentence scheme in cases of murder
Open from Thursday 19th January 2023 to Wednesday 19th July 2023
14,894 signatures
Allow conjugal visits for partners and children in England and Wales
Open from Wednesday 18th January 2023 to Tuesday 18th July 2023
64 signatures
Increase the age of consent for sexual activity from 16 to 18
Open from Monday 16th January 2023 to Sunday 16th July 2023
28 signatures
Ban convicted child sex offenders from living near schools and playgrounds
Open from Friday 13th January 2023 to Thursday 13th July 2023
793 signatures
Give fathers a right to be added to birth certificates if proven by a DNA test
Open from Thursday 12th January 2023 to Wednesday 12th July 2023
33 signatures
Increase minimum and maximum sentences for child sexual offences
Open from Monday 9th January 2023 to Sunday 9th July 2023
473 signatures
Expand legal aid to cover cases of defamation
Open from Thursday 5th January 2023 to Wednesday 5th July 2023
27 signatures
Introduce a 'Safe Haven' law for abandoned babies here in the UK
Open from Tuesday 6th December 2022 to Tuesday 6th June 2023
93 signatures
Revoke the right of registered sex offenders to change their name by deed poll
Open from Tuesday 29th November 2022 to Monday 29th May 2023
745 signatures
End presumption of parental involvement in relation to child arrangement orders
Open from Friday 18th November 2022 to Thursday 18th May 2023
61 signatures
Require indeterminate sentences be set for people convicted of stalking
Open from Friday 18th November 2022 to Thursday 18th May 2023
19 signatures
Allow independent officiants to conduct legally binding weddings
Open from Wednesday 16th November 2022 to Tuesday 16th May 2023
18 signatures
Increase funding for the Criminal Cases Review Commission
Open from Tuesday 8th November 2022 to Monday 8th May 2023
67 signatures
Increase minimum and maximum sentences for rape and other sexual offences
Open from Tuesday 8th November 2022 to Monday 8th May 2023
60 signatures
Stop legal aid for court appeals for people entering the UK illegally
Open from Friday 4th November 2022 to Thursday 4th May 2023
13,060 signatures
Make it illegal for anyone aged over 21 to have sexual relations with under 18s
Open from Thursday 3rd November 2022 to Wednesday 3rd May 2023
31 signatures
Prevent rapists from having parental responsibility
Open from Friday 21st October 2022 to Friday 21st April 2023
68 signatures
Allow adult adoption in the UK
Open from Thursday 20th October 2022 to Thursday 20th April 2023
47 signatures
Change the Sexual Offences Act so women can be charged with rape against others
Open from Wednesday 19th October 2022 to Wednesday 19th April 2023
312 signatures
Increase penalties for repeat bike thieves
Open from Monday 17th October 2022 to Monday 17th April 2023
61 signatures
Expand the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme to cover the crime of Voyeurism
Open from Friday 14th October 2022 to Friday 14th April 2023
21 signatures
Give divorcing parties an absolute right to a ‘clean break’
Open from Monday 3rd October 2022 to Monday 3rd April 2023
12 signatures
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