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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• Mandatory life sentence for child sexual abuse
  Open from Monday 21st December 2020 to Monday 21st June 2021
  603 signatures

• Rapid testing for prison visits.
  Open from Thursday 17th December 2020 to Thursday 17th June 2021
  910 signatures

• Reintroduce Capital Punishment for Crimes Against Humanity
  Open from Monday 14th December 2020 to Monday 14th June 2021
  58 signatures

• Make the burning of religious texts a specific offence
  Open from Monday 14th December 2020 to Monday 14th June 2021
  31 signatures

• Increase sentences relating to knife crime
  Open from Monday 14th December 2020 to Monday 14th June 2021
  51,575 signatures

• Make is so that deed polls can be completed online
  Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
  14 signatures

• Review the cost and speed of the divorce process
  Open from Monday 7th December 2020 to Monday 7th June 2021
  27 signatures

• Make virginity testing illegal
  Open from Friday 4th December 2020 to Friday 4th June 2021
  513 signatures

• Change the law to increase sentencing for Hare coursing and poaching.
  Open from Thursday 3rd December 2020 to Thursday 3rd June 2021
  13,342 signatures

• Enable one parent to change their child's name if the other parent is absent
  Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
  22 signatures

• Accept recommendation 3, PSPRB 2020 Report: Officer pay points increase £2,564.
  Open from Tuesday 1st December 2020 to Tuesday 1st June 2021
  10 signatures

• Make it easier to end parental responsibility of abusive or neglectful parents
  Open from Tuesday 1st December 2020 to Tuesday 1st June 2021
  118 signatures

• Allow 16 & 17 year olds to purchase or obtain tobacco products legally
  Open from Monday 30th November 2020 to Sunday 30th May 2021
  18 signatures

• Make strangulation a specific criminal offence
  Open from Friday 27th November 2020 to Thursday 27th May 2021
  227 signatures

• Make smacking children illegal
  Open from Thursday 26th November 2020 to Wednesday 26th May 2021
  104 signatures

• Prevent child sex offenders from having any contact with a child under 18
  Open from Wednesday 25th November 2020 to Tuesday 25th May 2021
  32 signatures

• Tougher sentences for shaken baby deaths
  Open from Tuesday 24th November 2020 to Monday 24th May 2021
  274 signatures

• Prevent the press from entering inquests without next of kin consent
  Open from Monday 23rd November 2020 to Sunday 23rd May 2021
  762 signatures

• Make dog theft a specific criminal offence
  Open from Friday 20th November 2020 to Thursday 20th May 2021
  316,545 signatures

• Allow family courts to attach powers of arrest to non-molestation orders again
  Open from Tuesday 10th November 2020 to Monday 10th May 2021
  591 signatures

• Reintroduce the Death Penalty for certain offences
  Open from Friday 6th November 2020 to Thursday 6th May 2021
  245 signatures

• Require social media companies to remove extremist content within one hour
  Open from Thursday 5th November 2020 to Wednesday 5th May 2021
  77 signatures

• Create an independent body to review family court cases
  Open from Wednesday 4th November 2020 to Tuesday 4th May 2021
  66 signatures

• Change the Sexual Offences Act so women can be charged with rape against men
  Open from Monday 2nd November 2020 to Sunday 2nd May 2021
  1,690 signatures

• Extend legal rights and obligations of married people to cohabiting partners
  Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
  49 signatures

• Abolish time limits to bring charges for offences for acts of domestic violence
  Open from Tuesday 27th October 2020 to Tuesday 27th April 2021
  64,286 signatures

• Enact a Criminal Code statute for England and Wales
  Open from Monday 26th October 2020 to Monday 26th April 2021
  12 signatures

• Revise the law on adultery as a cause for divorce to cover same-sex conduct
  Open from Monday 26th October 2020 to Monday 26th April 2021
  361 signatures

• Reform prison system: more open prisons, allow jobs for prisoners, levy earnings
  Open from Monday 26th October 2020 to Monday 26th April 2021
  33 signatures

• Make it an offence to encourage others to ignore Covid19 restrictions
  Open from Friday 23rd October 2020 to Friday 23rd April 2021
  21 signatures

• Mandate automatic restrictions on offenders to protect victims of violent crime
  Open from Friday 23rd October 2020 to Friday 23rd April 2021
  51 signatures

• Give children and parents automatic rights to equal contact after separation
  Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
  12,397 signatures

• Repeal The Vagrancy Act 1824
  Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
  541 signatures

• Ban the use of PAVA Spray in UK prisons following its proven misuse in pilots
  Open from Wednesday 21st October 2020 to Wednesday 21st April 2021
  27 signatures

• Automatic reporting restrictions on defendants under the age of 21
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  11 signatures

• Public inquiry into the use of Debendox for pregnant women
  Open from Wednesday 14th October 2020 to Wednesday 14th April 2021
  162 signatures

• Amend the Child Abduction Act to criminalise failure to return a child to UK
  Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
  313 signatures

• Turn disused military establishments into housing for homeless veterans
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  415 signatures

• Give courts the power to require a defendant to appear for sentencing
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  12 signatures

• Make it mandatory for Police & CPS to provide counselling to ALL victims of CSA
  Open from Friday 9th October 2020 to Friday 9th April 2021
  4,226 signatures

• Mandatory prison sentence for desecration of war memorials
  Open from Friday 9th October 2020 to Friday 9th April 2021
  1,309 signatures

• Abolish life sentences and cap sentences to a maximum of 21 years in prison
  Open from Friday 9th October 2020 to Friday 9th April 2021
  12 signatures

• Amend revenge porn law: include distress and embarrassment regardless of intent
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  1,775 signatures

• Minimum 2 year prison sentence for attacks on emergency workers
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  149 signatures

• All accused to be made to come to court for sentencing.
  Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
  9 signatures

• Increase minimum and maximum sentences for domestic violence offences
  Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
  799 signatures

• Give children a voice in family court
  Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
  104 signatures

• Make it mandatory to register your Last Will & Testament
  Open from Wednesday 30th September 2020 to Tuesday 30th March 2021
  70 signatures

• Place automatic bail conditions on persons who commit offences against children
  Open from Wednesday 30th September 2020 to Tuesday 30th March 2021
  26 signatures

• Introduce minimum sentences for attacks on emergency workers.
  Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
  38 signatures

• Life sentence for drivers who do not stop after killing a person on the road
  Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
  6,921 signatures

• Fund legal aid for all families at inquests for deaths following police contact
  Open from Monday 28th September 2020 to Sunday 28th March 2021
  48 signatures

• Increase minimum & maximum sentences for crimes against the elderly & vulnerable
  Open from Monday 28th September 2020 to Sunday 28th March 2021
  64 signatures

• Make it a specific criminal offence to assault a highway workers
  Open from Thursday 24th September 2020 to Wednesday 24th March 2021
  7,588 signatures

• Require Personal Injury Liability Denied Cases to be tried within a year of clai
  Open from Thursday 24th September 2020 to Wednesday 24th March 2021
  14 signatures

• Make it an offence not to return a dog to their rightful owner
  Open from Thursday 24th September 2020 to Wednesday 24th March 2021
  112 signatures

• No reduction of the protections provided by the Human Rights Act
  Open from Thursday 24th September 2020 to Wednesday 24th March 2021
  271 signatures

• Compensation for Covid Deaths in Care Homes
  Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  55 signatures

• Change the law to stop public nuisance charges for suicide attempts
  Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
  30 signatures

• Require child sexual abuse to be reported with penalties for failure to do so
  Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
  1,986 signatures

• Reform Criminal Injuries Compensation for survivors of historical child abuse
  Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
  32 signatures

• Suspend the current retirement age for Magistrates
  Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
  48 signatures

• Enshrine freedom of speech, including ‘hate’ but must not incite physical harm.
  Open from Wednesday 16th September 2020 to Tuesday 16th March 2021
  147 signatures

• Make revenge porn a sexual offence
  Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
  46 signatures

• Allow the public to attend inquiry hearings in person while socially distancing
  Open from Monday 14th September 2020 to Sunday 14th March 2021
  23 signatures

• Fund all medical treatment for armed forces personnel
  Open from Monday 14th September 2020 to Sunday 14th March 2021
  23 signatures

• Reform legislation on evidence admissible in sexual assault and rape cases
  Open from Monday 14th September 2020 to Sunday 14th March 2021
  51 signatures

• Make it illegal to flee after hitting a cat.
  Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
  2,241 signatures

• Incentivise prisoner rehabilitation through various 'days-back' programmes
  Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
  19 signatures

• Reform of bail and release under investigation to protect victims
  Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
  25 signatures

• A petition for everyone to be able to die with dignity and decide themselves
  Open from Wednesday 9th September 2020 to Tuesday 9th March 2021
  28 signatures

• Pass legislation banning the name of terror suspects to be mentioned in media.
  Open from Wednesday 9th September 2020 to Tuesday 9th March 2021
  15 signatures

• Put Sex Offenders on Register for life and make the register public.
  Open from Wednesday 9th September 2020 to Tuesday 9th March 2021
  21 signatures

• Do not restrict the right to trial by jury.
  Open from Monday 7th September 2020 to Sunday 7th March 2021
  28 signatures

• Devolve full justice powers to the Welsh Government
  Open from Monday 7th September 2020 to Sunday 7th March 2021
  205 signatures

• Make workplace bullying illegal
  Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
  356 signatures

• Increase sentences for racially aggravated offences
  Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
  39 signatures

• Anyone guilty of killing an emergency services worker to be jailed for life

• Prevent convicted child sex offenders from having contact with their children
  Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
  269 signatures

• Request a Monarch's pardon for Dic Penderyn.
  Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
  1,545 signatures

• Make it a fineable offence for dog owners not to carry bags for collecting foul
  Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
  30 signatures

• Defund and abolish CAFCASS
  Open from Wednesday 2nd September 2020 to Tuesday 2nd March 2021
  1,629 signatures

• Make it a specific offence for garden waste to be discarded on property.
  Open from Tuesday 1st September 2020 to Monday 1st March 2021
  30 signatures

• Change the law to treat child porn as child sexual abuse
  Open from Tuesday 1st September 2020 to Monday 1st March 2021
  914 signatures

• Formally ban the use of Portsmouth Defence.
  Open from Friday 28th August 2020 to Sunday 28th February 2021
  794 signatures

• Criminalise Public Sexual Harassment with Fines
  Open from Thursday 27th August 2020 to Saturday 27th February 2021
  489 signatures

• Make it illegal for someone to dress in Blackface
  Open from Wednesday 26th August 2020 to Friday 26th February 2021
  123 signatures

• Abolish antiquated rule to wait for a year to file for divorce
  Open from Wednesday 26th August 2020 to Friday 26th February 2021
  25 signatures

• During the Covid-19 pandemic require dog walkers to keep their dog(s) on a lead
  Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
  27 signatures

• Change The Law To Allow Genetic DNA Research To Progress Unsolved Murders
  Open from Thursday 20th August 2020 to Saturday 20th February 2021
  181 signatures

• Make it a criminal offence to leave animals in hot cars
  Open from Wednesday 19th August 2020 to Friday 19th February 2021
  582 signatures

• Require non-resident parents to be informed of issues relating to their children
  Open from Wednesday 19th August 2020 to Friday 19th February 2021
  394 signatures

• Increase minimum and maximum sentences for all crimes against children
  Open from Tuesday 18th August 2020 to Thursday 18th February 2021
  4,969 signatures

• Fund legal aid and exempt all legal costs for those on low income or benefits
  Open from Tuesday 18th August 2020 to Thursday 18th February 2021
  14 signatures

• Legislate to keep all UK prisons and policing in the public sector
  Open from Tuesday 18th August 2020 to Thursday 18th February 2021
  18 signatures

• Remove drug-related convictions committed by under 21s from criminal records
  Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
  107 signatures

• A law of presumed liability to protect vulnerable road users like cyclists
  Open from Wednesday 12th August 2020 to Friday 12th February 2021
  5,730 signatures

• Reform laws and practices regarding the removal of judges from office
  Open from Tuesday 11th August 2020 to Thursday 11th February 2021
  47 signatures

• Reform the UK Justice System, review sentencing for violent crimes
  Open from Wednesday 5th August 2020 to Friday 5th February 2021
  41 signatures

• Give domestic violence victims the right to anonymity in court reports.
  Open from Wednesday 5th August 2020 to Friday 5th February 2021
  317 signatures

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