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380 petitions, ranked by signature count · page 7 of 8.

Review support for disabled people in accessing employment tribunals

Introduce an Emergency Legal Protection Certificate for domestic abuse survivors

Review penalties for fleeing the scene after causing a fatal collision

Ban unsupervised child contact during criminal investigations

Introduce minimum sentence of 5 years for sexual offences and ban appeals

Review punishments for young offenders

Review communication about "collect and pay" fees for Child Maintenance

Reform probate law to regulate executor powers & protect beneficiaries’ rights

Review the use of closed courts for victims of domestic/sexual violence

Lower the legal driving age to 14 years old

Ban publication of emergency service worker names convicted of minor offences

Notify new parents of partner's criminal record when registering birth

Transfer all child sex offenders and child murderers overseas

Increase funding for better security in the Prison Service

Make Being Remanded in Custody Mandatory for Charges of Rape

Increase funding to improve prison conditions and rehabilitation services

Review of compensation for those wrongfully imprisoned

Remove clause decriminalising abortions from the Crime and Policing Bill

Triple government spending on expanding prison capacity

Legislate to explicitly ban the Portsmouth Defence

Provide protection and support for individuals falsely accused of serious crimes

Review how cases involving domestic violence are assigned to court location

Add “accent” as a protected characteristic under Section 4 of the Equality Act

Create an independent Safeguarding Body.

Child contact with parent arrested/bailed for domestic abuse to be supervised

Make failure to indicate a specific road safety offence

Fund awareness campaigns on rape & sexual assault law for adults over 30

Introduce Emancipation law to give minors more freedom

Review Coercive Control Law and Police Training

Stop criminalising kids - raise the age of criminal responsibility to 18

Fund legal aid for all applicants for NMO and Occupation Orders

Require that there are trained disclosure officers in all spas and hotels

Require prisons to separate visiting children from all sex offenders

Don't allow absent parents to take children from primary care givers

Only reduce sentence for early admission of guilt if given at police interview

Introduce a trained jury

Review processes for DV and sexual assault victim to appeal not guilty verdict

Establish a Public Portal for Victims of Mistaken Criminal Identity

Review financial harm safeguards for domestic abuse victims in joint mortgages

Child safeguarding practice reviews for all children who suffer significant harm

Record and retain all contacts relating to family court proceedings

Ban CCJs for private parking fines from being included in credit files

Remove parental responsibility from parents with criminal records

Review and revise age of consent in light of advances in science

Give men legal opt-out from parental responsibility in unintended pregnancies

Provide an exact number of prisoners who have murdered children aged under 16

Do not implement the Independent Sentencing Review and hold further review

Amend equality law to ban religions from barring women from leadership roles

Remove time bars and provide legal aid for neurodivergent people

Urgently make Cuckooing a specific offence and increase penalties