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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• 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

• Take more action to halt the spice epidemic in prisons.
  Open from Wednesday 5th August 2020 to Friday 5th February 2021
  22 signatures

• Longer sentences for child sex offenders, sex offenders and rapists
  Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
  22,121 signatures

• Review legislation relating to public indecency and topless women
  Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
  29 signatures

• Implement legislative reform of our policing system to tackle racism
  Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
  26 signatures

• Give all IPP prisoners a release date
  Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
  507 signatures

• Posthumous marriages - To show compassion to surviving partners
  Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
  23 signatures

• Require courts to allow Victim Witness Statements to be read out in court

• Make Ecocide a criminal offence in the UK
  Open from Tuesday 28th July 2020 to Thursday 28th January 2021
  8,201 signatures

• Cancel plans by the Ministry of Justice to open 4 new prisons
  Open from Tuesday 28th July 2020 to Thursday 28th January 2021
  78 signatures

• Make failure to reduce institutional racism as defined by Macpherson a crime
  Open from Monday 27th July 2020 to Wednesday 27th January 2021
  251 signatures

• Protect Retail Workers from Abuse, Threats and Violence.
  Open from Friday 24th July 2020 to Sunday 24th January 2021
  104,354 signatures

• Remove time limit on appeals when new mental health information is available
  Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
  13 signatures

• Repeal the Consummation Laws in England and Wales
  Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
  357 signatures

• Landowners to be strictly liable in criminal law for illegal deaths of raptors
  Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
  4,190 signatures

• Introduce a mandatory Hate Crimes Awareness Course for Hate Crime Offenders
  Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
  140 signatures

• Introduce a time limit on the execution of a will
  Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
  25 signatures

• Enable early release of prisoners who have been in lockdown due to Covid-19
  Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
  2,066 signatures

• Reform Family Separation System
  Open from Monday 20th July 2020 to Wednesday 20th January 2021
  132 signatures

• Tougher sentences for hit and run drivers who cause death
  Open from Monday 20th July 2020 to Wednesday 20th January 2021
  104,323 signatures

• Provide free, unconditional, legal aid for victims of domestic abuse.
  Open from Tuesday 14th July 2020 to Thursday 14th January 2021
  66 signatures

• Waive fees and fast track lasting power of attorney during the CV19 crisis.
  Open from Tuesday 14th July 2020 to Thursday 14th January 2021
  11 signatures

• Require courts to calculate divorce settlements using a formula
  Open from Friday 10th July 2020 to Sunday 10th January 2021
  15 signatures

• Introduce mandatory life sentence for possession of a knife
  Open from Friday 10th July 2020 to Sunday 10th January 2021
  35 signatures

• Make spitting on someone carry a 4 year minimum sentence.
  Open from Tuesday 7th July 2020 to Thursday 7th January 2021
  48 signatures

• Allow tattoos for people aged 16 with parental consent
  Open from Monday 6th July 2020 to Wednesday 6th January 2021
  31 signatures

• Prevent people with a history of abuse having unsupervised time with children
  Open from Tuesday 30th June 2020 to Wednesday 30th December 2020
  48 signatures

• Remove the option of assaults on NHS staff being dealt with by a Police caution
  Open from Saturday 27th June 2020 to Sunday 27th December 2020
  389 signatures

• Make it a specific offence to desecrate national flags, symbols and monuments
  Open from Friday 19th June 2020 to Saturday 19th December 2020
  4,460 signatures

• Innocent until proven guilty, Release All in Remand awaiting trials
  Open from Friday 12th June 2020 to Saturday 12th December 2020
  24 signatures

• Create an independent investigatory commission to help protect ethnic minorities
  Open from Wednesday 10th June 2020 to Thursday 10th December 2020
  16,690 signatures

• Make unreasonable parent alienation a criminal offence.
  Open from Tuesday 9th June 2020 to Wednesday 9th December 2020
  2,615 signatures

• Make confiscation of property by parents or guardians illegal (within reason)
  Open from Tuesday 9th June 2020 to Wednesday 9th December 2020
  18 signatures

• Make it illegal to publish personal details from an inquest without consent
  Open from Monday 8th June 2020 to Tuesday 8th December 2020
  2,378 signatures

• Legalise conjugal visits in England
  Open from Wednesday 3rd June 2020 to Thursday 3rd December 2020
  44 signatures

• Stop the release of the HMP prisoners early due to Covid19 virus
  Open from Wednesday 3rd June 2020 to Thursday 3rd December 2020
  34 signatures

• Release certain IPP prisoners
  Open from Friday 29th May 2020 to Sunday 29th November 2020
  108 signatures

• Provide a package of foods, cleaning products and toiletries to every prisoner
  Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
  21 signatures

• Minimum Two Years sentence for Failure to Stop after an accident
  Open from Wednesday 20th May 2020 to Friday 20th November 2020
  39 signatures

• Immediate no fault divorce: Remove 2 year separation period for no fault divorce
  Open from Tuesday 19th May 2020 to Thursday 19th November 2020
  24 signatures

• Increase salaries for Prison Officers & Police for the sheer work put in
  Open from Monday 18th May 2020 to Wednesday 18th November 2020
  25 signatures

• Make All Trespassing a Criminal Offence to Help Protect Properties.
  Open from Monday 18th May 2020 to Wednesday 18th November 2020
  146 signatures

• Make emergency personnel immune from civil suits
  Open from Monday 18th May 2020 to Wednesday 18th November 2020
  10 signatures

• Automatic life ban for drink and drug drivers at first offence
  Open from Friday 15th May 2020 to Sunday 15th November 2020
  30 signatures

• Prevent family courts and social services making decisions based on hearsay
  Open from Thursday 14th May 2020 to Saturday 14th November 2020
  889 signatures

• Extend the 12month 'giving notice' period for weddings postponed due to COVID-19
  Open from Thursday 14th May 2020 to Saturday 14th November 2020
  17,242 signatures

• Keep electronic proceedings for non-molestation orders after Covid-19 pandemic
  Open from Monday 11th May 2020 to Wednesday 11th November 2020
  104 signatures

• Ensure all prison workers are issued protective gear during this pandemic
  Open from Monday 11th May 2020 to Wednesday 11th November 2020
  619 signatures

• Close all the courts down to stop the spread of COVID-19.
  Open from Wednesday 6th May 2020 to Friday 6th November 2020
  29 signatures

• Make it easier for those self-isolating to sign a Will
  Open from Wednesday 6th May 2020 to Friday 6th November 2020
  18 signatures

• Introduce fines for non-emergency 999 calls
  Open from Tuesday 5th May 2020 to Thursday 5th November 2020
  51 signatures

• Repeal the Human Rights Act and update treason laws
  Open from Friday 1st May 2020 to Sunday 1st November 2020
  1,035 signatures

• Mandatory jail sentence for assaulting (eg. spitting/coughing) emergency worker
  Open from Friday 1st May 2020 to Sunday 1st November 2020
  109 signatures

• Consider passing a Good Samaritan Act during CV-19
  Open from Friday 1st May 2020 to Sunday 1st November 2020
  25 signatures

• Give parents the right to see their child unless there is a valid reason
  Open from Friday 1st May 2020 to Sunday 1st November 2020
  142 signatures

• All prison sentences for all crimes are to be served in full before parole.
  Open from Wednesday 22nd April 2020 to Thursday 22nd October 2020
  67 signatures

• Abolish the 6-month statutory time limit for prosecuting summary-only offences
  Open from Friday 17th April 2020 to Saturday 17th October 2020
  58 signatures

• Mandatory life sentences for child sexual abuse
  Open from Thursday 16th April 2020 to Friday 16th October 2020
  18,877 signatures

• Mandatory custodial sentence and compensation for child neglect
  Open from Tuesday 14th April 2020 to Wednesday 14th October 2020
  30 signatures

• Bring back the death penalty
  Open from Thursday 9th April 2020 to Friday 9th October 2020
  12,691 signatures

• Extend the limitation period by 18 months for all personal injury matters.
  Open from Tuesday 7th April 2020 to Wednesday 7th October 2020
  17 signatures

• Tougher sentences for THEFT & BURGLARY In the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak
  Open from Tuesday 7th April 2020 to Wednesday 7th October 2020
  52 signatures

• Introduce minimum fixed term sentencing for convicted murders of 25yrs to life.
  Open from Wednesday 1st April 2020 to Thursday 1st October 2020
  130 signatures

• Release HMP Prisoners due to COVID-19 - temporary release, licence, tag, curfew
  Open from Wednesday 1st April 2020 to Thursday 1st October 2020
  49,569 signatures

• Ban counselling notes of rape survivors from being used in court
  Open from Wednesday 25th March 2020 to Friday 25th September 2020
  926 signatures

• Require courts to make an attachment of earnings order where a debt is owed
  Open from Monday 23rd March 2020 to Wednesday 23rd September 2020
  212 signatures

• Prevent perpetrators accessing children conceived through rape or sexual assault
  Open from Friday 20th March 2020 to Sunday 20th September 2020
  264 signatures

• Set a mandatory custodial sentence for people found guilty of sexual offences
  Open from Friday 20th March 2020 to Sunday 20th September 2020
  180 signatures

• Only release details of an individual when found guilty of a criminal offence
  Open from Thursday 19th March 2020 to Saturday 19th September 2020
  57 signatures

• Ban Consumption Of Dogs & Cats in the UK
  Open from Monday 16th March 2020 to Wednesday 16th September 2020
  1,329 signatures

• To legislate to enable routine video recording and broadcasting in civil courts
  Open from Monday 16th March 2020 to Wednesday 16th September 2020
  44 signatures

• Make the death penalty an option where intent to kill can be proven
  Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
  182 signatures

• Change the Sexual Offences Act so women can be charged with rape against males
  Open from Friday 6th March 2020 to Sunday 6th September 2020
  24,426 signatures

• Equal (50/50) rights for both parents in the event of a separation.
  Open from Friday 6th March 2020 to Sunday 6th September 2020
  10,279 signatures

• The Legalisation of Euthanasia in the UK
  Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
  1,159 signatures

• Don’t criminalise trespass
  Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
  134,933 signatures

• Introduce a minimum sentence for carrying a knife, equal to carrying a firearm.
  Open from Tuesday 3rd March 2020 to Thursday 3rd September 2020
  19,472 signatures

• Coroners must be lawfully obligated to statistically record veteran suicides
  Open from Tuesday 3rd March 2020 to Thursday 3rd September 2020
  10,518 signatures

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