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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https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Ministers
Make virginity testing illegal
Open from Thursday 8th July 2021 to Saturday 8th January 2022
235 signatures
Prevent child sex offenders from serving parts of their sentence in open prisons
Open from Wednesday 7th July 2021 to Friday 7th January 2022
46 signatures
Make Euthanasia legal in the UK for people who are terminally ill
Open from Friday 25th June 2021 to Saturday 25th December 2021
308 signatures
Mandatory Life Sentence For Child Sex Offences
Open from Wednesday 23rd June 2021 to Thursday 23rd December 2021
100 signatures
Arrange release of prisoners with IPP sentences that have served their tariff
Open from Tuesday 22nd June 2021 to Wednesday 22nd December 2021
99 signatures
Amend domestic abuse laws to protect people from being forced into a career
Open from Monday 21st June 2021 to Tuesday 21st December 2021
15 signatures
Change the law so legal rights of Special Guardians are extended to funeral date
Open from Friday 18th June 2021 to Saturday 18th December 2021
1,093 signatures
Abolish the legal defence of Reasonable Chastisement in England
Open from Thursday 17th June 2021 to Friday 17th December 2021
85 signatures
Make Ageism a Hate Crime
Open from Monday 14th June 2021 to Tuesday 14th December 2021
22 signatures
Give prisoners the right to attend family funerals during the pandemic
Open from Friday 11th June 2021 to Saturday 11th December 2021
14 signatures
Allow people over the age Eighteen to be lawfully adopted
Open from Thursday 10th June 2021 to Friday 10th December 2021
239 signatures
Prevent emergency workers who are victims of crime being named by the press
Open from Monday 7th June 2021 to Tuesday 7th December 2021
94 signatures
Allow 'Paper Abortions' so fathers can opt out of parenthood during pregnancy
Open from Thursday 3rd June 2021 to Friday 3rd December 2021
29 signatures
Change the current outdated law on Bereavement Damages
Open from Wednesday 2nd June 2021 to Thursday 2nd December 2021
214 signatures
Extend Employment Tribinal limitation period for disability dscrimination.
Open from Tuesday 1st June 2021 to Wednesday 1st December 2021
41 signatures
Make it mandatory for Police & CPS to provide counselling to ALL victims of CSA
Open from Friday 28th May 2021 to Sunday 28th November 2021
5,158 signatures
Amend the legal definition of rape so women can be charged with rape
Open from Friday 28th May 2021 to Sunday 28th November 2021
118 signatures
Make tool theft a specific criminal offence with tougher penalties
Open from Wednesday 26th May 2021 to Friday 26th November 2021
4,478 signatures
Create legal protections for people who publicly name their abuser
Open from Tuesday 25th May 2021 to Thursday 25th November 2021
21 signatures
Stop courts being able to grant care orders based on risk of future suffering
Open from Thursday 20th May 2021 to Saturday 20th November 2021
457 signatures
To have all court judges voted for as MPs are voted for
Open from Thursday 20th May 2021 to Saturday 20th November 2021
31 signatures
Bring back the death penalty for certain offences including murder
Open from Monday 17th May 2021 to Wednesday 17th November 2021
880 signatures
Make convicted murdered ineligible for compassionate release
Open from Thursday 13th May 2021 to Saturday 13th November 2021
87 signatures
Update the law on murder and incorporate the offence into statutory law
Open from Monday 10th May 2021 to Wednesday 10th November 2021
10 signatures
Review handling of rape cases & training given to investigating police officers
Open from Friday 7th May 2021 to Sunday 7th November 2021
25 signatures
Allow conjugal visits in England and Wales
Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
98 signatures
Give legal rights to be accompanied by family/friends in court
Open from Wednesday 5th May 2021 to Friday 5th November 2021
85 signatures
Make patterned domestic violence a specific criminal offence with no time limits
Open from Wednesday 5th May 2021 to Friday 5th November 2021
119 signatures
Make sending unsolicited nudes a specific criminal offence
Open from Thursday 29th April 2021 to Friday 29th October 2021
1,861 signatures
Abolish time limits for legal action for medical negligence related to pregnancy
Open from Wednesday 28th April 2021 to Thursday 28th October 2021
101 signatures
Give parents automatic rights to equal contact with children after separation
Open from Wednesday 28th April 2021 to Thursday 28th October 2021
119 signatures
Public inquiry into the drop in prosecutions for rape and other sexual offences
Open from Wednesday 28th April 2021 to Thursday 28th October 2021
634 signatures
Stricter criteria before appointing individual with power of attorney
Open from Tuesday 27th April 2021 to Wednesday 27th October 2021
27 signatures
Stricter laws governing the purchase/acquisition/possession of crossbows
Open from Monday 26th April 2021 to Tuesday 26th October 2021
42,082 signatures
Provide a Covid-19 recovery package for prisoners and their families
Open from Monday 26th April 2021 to Tuesday 26th October 2021
35 signatures
Create a Government register for holding wills
Open from Friday 23rd April 2021 to Saturday 23rd October 2021
64 signatures
Allow the Polygraph Test to be used in the Court of Law
Open from Friday 23rd April 2021 to Saturday 23rd October 2021
391 signatures
Create a compensation scheme for remanded prisoners found not guilty
Open from Friday 23rd April 2021 to Saturday 23rd October 2021
260 signatures
Mandatory life sentence for abuse of a child
Open from Thursday 22nd April 2021 to Friday 22nd October 2021
373 signatures
Make it a specific criminal offence for social workers to lie
Open from Wednesday 21st April 2021 to Thursday 21st October 2021
3,181 signatures
Recognise Pagan handfasting as a legal form of marriage in England and Wales
Open from Wednesday 21st April 2021 to Thursday 21st October 2021
11,248 signatures
Increase all harassment sentence limits (sexual and non)
Open from Tuesday 20th April 2021 to Wednesday 20th October 2021
33 signatures
Formally ban the use of the "Gay Panic Defence"
Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
542 signatures
Fund improved conditions and counselling for male inmates
Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
190 signatures
Early release for all prisoners who have been locked up through covid
Open from Friday 16th April 2021 to Saturday 16th October 2021
40 signatures
Repeal hate speech laws other than advocating for violence
Open from Friday 16th April 2021 to Saturday 16th October 2021
29 signatures
30 Mile Law – Restraining Orders to protect survivors of abuse
Open from Friday 16th April 2021 to Saturday 16th October 2021
1,480 signatures
Make legal aid available to all parents in family court cases
Open from Thursday 15th April 2021 to Friday 15th October 2021
55 signatures
Public inquiry into sentencing for child sexual offences
Open from Thursday 15th April 2021 to Friday 15th October 2021
55 signatures
Allow Cornish wedding vows
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
136 signatures
Make it illegal to post photos of under 16s online
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
12 signatures
Make the spreading of misinformation about a civil or health crisis an offence
Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
60 signatures
Make legal aid available to all victims of domestic abuse/coercive control
Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
104 signatures
Prohibit the publication of names of defendants prior to conviction
Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
18 signatures
Increase punishments and sentences for perpetrators of domestic violences
Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
651 signatures
Increase sentences for crimes relating to bodily harm of another individual
Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
29 signatures
Make non-payment of child maintenance a criminal offence
Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
356 signatures
Increase minimum and maximum sentences for all sexual offences
Open from Friday 9th April 2021 to Saturday 9th October 2021
24,185 signatures
Mandatory community service for litter droppers.
Open from Thursday 8th April 2021 to Friday 8th October 2021
27 signatures
Zero Tolerance on Knife Crime
Open from Thursday 8th April 2021 to Friday 8th October 2021
73 signatures
Allow all foster children over the age of 12 the choice of who to live with
Open from Thursday 1st April 2021 to Friday 1st October 2021
22 signatures
Bring in mandatory life sentences for online grooming of a child
Open from Thursday 1st April 2021 to Friday 1st October 2021
100 signatures
Ensure 'Indecent exposure' does not include women going topless in public
Open from Tuesday 30th March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
37 signatures
Make slander a criminal offence
Open from Tuesday 30th March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
12 signatures
Make it a specific offence to expose a child to any amount of Class A drug
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
18,666 signatures
Minimum 10-year sentence for knife possession and 20 years for use of a knife
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
1,165 signatures
Prohibit the publication of addresses of defendants and convicted offenders
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
214 signatures
Make all restraining orders permanent
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
1,089 signatures
Allow parents to be exempt from Jury Service
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
11 signatures
Make abuse and assault of retail workers a specific criminal offence
Open from Friday 26th March 2021 to Sunday 26th September 2021
33 signatures
Add social workers to the professions it is an additional offence to assault
Open from Thursday 25th March 2021 to Saturday 25th September 2021
13,927 signatures
Fund a dedicated hotline for reporting harassment and provide advice
Open from Thursday 25th March 2021 to Saturday 25th September 2021
251 signatures
Mandatory 50 year sentence for child sex abuse, rape, murder, terrorism & kidnap
Open from Wednesday 24th March 2021 to Friday 24th September 2021
69 signatures
Ensure violence against women cannot be authorised under the CHIS Act
Open from Tuesday 23rd March 2021 to Thursday 23rd September 2021
1,569 signatures
Make the minimum penalty for all sexual offences imprisonment.
Open from Tuesday 23rd March 2021 to Thursday 23rd September 2021
316 signatures
Minimum 8-year custodial sentence for all violent crime and sexual offences
Open from Monday 22nd March 2021 to Wednesday 22nd September 2021
247 signatures
Enact the socio-economic duty in the Equality Act and make EIAs mandatory
Open from Monday 22nd March 2021 to Wednesday 22nd September 2021
18 signatures
Make sexual harassment a specific criminal offence
Open from Monday 22nd March 2021 to Wednesday 22nd September 2021
3,416 signatures
Automatic reporting restrictions for witnesses/victims under the age of 18
Open from Friday 19th March 2021 to Sunday 19th September 2021
122 signatures
Enable those lacking capacity to stand trial to be registered as sex offenders
Open from Friday 19th March 2021 to Sunday 19th September 2021
13,667 signatures
Drivers who drop litter should be made to clear litter from the roadsides.
Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
112 signatures
Make it a specific offence to lie about your age to engage in sexual activities
Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
41 signatures
Mandatory 6pm curfew for people on the sex offenders register
Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
201 signatures
Make misogyny and sexism a hate crime
Open from Tuesday 16th March 2021 to Thursday 16th September 2021
383 signatures
Make fines proportionate to income
Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
24 signatures
Extend the legal definition of rape
Open from Friday 12th March 2021 to Sunday 12th September 2021
841 signatures
Remove parental responsibility of convicted child sex offenders
Open from Friday 12th March 2021 to Sunday 12th September 2021
1,770 signatures
Make it illegal to video or take photos of a disabled person without permission
Open from Thursday 11th March 2021 to Saturday 11th September 2021
16 signatures
Extend Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 protections
to all Wildlife
Open from Thursday 11th March 2021 to Saturday 11th September 2021
642 signatures
Make the theft of lifesaving equipment an aggravated offence.
Open from Wednesday 10th March 2021 to Friday 10th September 2021
471 signatures
Make stirring up hatred based on disability a specific criminal offence
Open from Tuesday 2nd March 2021 to Thursday 2nd September 2021
152 signatures
Ryan's Law: Widen definition of 'death by dangerous driving'
Open from Tuesday 2nd March 2021 to Thursday 2nd September 2021
167,461 signatures
Give breastfeeding mothers to a right to defer/be excused from jury duty
Open from Thursday 25th February 2021 to Wednesday 25th August 2021
2,001 signatures
Increase the sentence for child sexual abuse to 25 years
Open from Tuesday 23rd February 2021 to Monday 23rd August 2021
45 signatures
Require 48 hours’ notice before a ‘dangerous dog’ can be destroyed
Open from Monday 22nd February 2021 to Sunday 22nd August 2021
2,009 signatures
Ensure unmarried cohabiting couples can inherit after five years.
Open from Monday 22nd February 2021 to Sunday 22nd August 2021
74 signatures
Ban the taking of photographs of children without parental consent
Open from Thursday 18th February 2021 to Wednesday 18th August 2021
121 signatures
Increase penalties for dog theft and illegal puppy farming
Open from Thursday 18th February 2021 to Wednesday 18th August 2021
1,033 signatures
Increase adoptees’ right to revoke own adoption
Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
425 signatures
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