Require automatic Whole Life Orders for premeditated murder
Amend the Sentencing Act 2020 to require courts to impose an automatic Whole Life Order for any conviction of proven premeditated murder, without setting a minimum term for parole eligibility, except where diminished responsibility or mental incapacity is established.
- 27 MAR 2026Petition rejectedirrelevant
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- 28 FEB 2026Petition created