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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.

Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
380
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 380/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 380/100,000
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.