Legally require unanimous jury verdicts for serious offences.
We believe majority jury verdicts can lead to miscarriages of justice.
Signatures
285
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 285/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 285/100,000
- 11 JUN 2025Petition closedFinal total: 285 signatures
- 11 DEC 2024Petition opened for signatures
Background
We think majority jury verdicts can risk unsafe convictions, which should always be proved "beyond reasonable doubt". We believe the principle of jury unanimity should be reinstated for indictable only offences.