Remove the statute of limitations on reporting childhood domestic abuse
Currently there is a statute of limitations on domestic violence in the UK. A victim of domestic abuse has 6 months from formally reporting an offence of domestic abuse to the police to initiate prosecutions and two years from the date of offence to prosecute the abuse.
Signatures
380
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 380/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 380/100,000
- 17 MAR 2026Petition closedFinal total: 380 signatures
- 17 SEPT 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
I want the government to change it because probably many survivors don’t realise there is a limitation. We think all survivors of any abuse deserve justice. No matter what type it was.