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380 petitions, ranked by signature count · page 5 of 8.

Amend the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 to protect travellers

Name people under 18 who are found guilty of murder

Create a 24/7 death certification, burial, and repatriation service

Make it a legal offence for a parent to be absent from their child's life.

Amend age-of-consent laws to protect those under 21

Increase minimum sentences for gun-related crimes

Review parental responsibility for their child’s violent behaviour

Life sentence for death by dangerous driving

Use of lie detector tests in rape cases

Reverse the recent November price rise for ordering probate and will records

Review police powers under section 136 of Mental Health Act

Create new background checks for jurors on sexual or domestic abuse trials

End concurrent sentencing for multiple serious offences

Hold a referendum on the re-introduction of capital punishment for murder

Review family court legal aid for working mothers who've survived domestic abuse

Mandate domestic violence training for all family court & social workers

Publish the names and offences of people released early from prison

Public inquiry into the abolished defence of provocation, and issue apology

Automatic driving licence suspension after serious crash until court case ends

Criminalise individuals for discrimination against disabled employees in UK.

Make vandalism and theft of vans a specific offence

Increase minimum sentence for carrying a knife to 10 years

Make non payment for services a criminal offence, equivalent to theft

Ban divorce settlements granting rights to financial assets to domestic abusers

Make supporting documentation for estate inventory and accounts compulsory

Introduce juries in family courts

Increase minimum penalties for hate crimes against transgender people

Mandate recognition of primary caregiver in family court decisions

Ban cross-examination of victims of sexual abuse

Require all Family Law Professionals to have training on neurodivergence

Introduce a 10 year minimum sentence for manslaughter

Automatically strip parents who murder children of parental responsibility

Abolish the sentencing council and revoke its sentencing guidelines

Review the way the criminal justice system supports male victims

Reform prisons to become self-funded working prisons

Require all Prison Officers to undergo professional training and registration

Change the term "lifetime sex offender registration” to reflect it is reviewable

Review how law handles tool theft

Do not allow people charged with rape to be released on bail

Change the law so that marriage does not automatically cancel a person’s will

Stricter Sentences for Serious Offenders and Improved Community Safety

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

Review Family Law to Prevent False Domestic Abuse Allegations

Ban all therapy animals in prisons

Review how police deal with counter-allegations in domestic abuse cases

Exclude pre-marriage assets from divorce settlements in England and Wales

Increase funding for the prison system to improve living standards

Establish a specific offence and sentence for Murder, Desecration & Concealment

Expand eligibility for bereavement damages to adult children

Introduce mandatory filming of all non-jury court proceedings in England & Wales