Petitions/Minimum sentence of 30 years in prison for minors who commit premeditated murder
StatusClosed
Opened27 Feb 2025
Closes27 Aug 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Minors who kill other children may be able to leave prison and live their lives after 12 years, but what about the family of the murdered victim - they can't just start their life again. I believe stricter sentences would be a stronger deterrent.

My brother Rikki Neave was killed at the age of six by a 13yr old who was sentenced to a minimum of1 5 years in prison. We think minors who commit premeditated murder should serve 30 years minimum, we don't get our loved ones back so why do perpetrators get a new life when they come out we can't start a new one we have to live with their actions. The pain never goes away and life doesn't change for us.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Andrew Pakes
1Andrew Pakes MP
Peterborough
6
Shockat Adam
2Shockat Adam MP
Leicester South
4
Mr Peter Bedford
3Mr Peter Bedford MP
Mid Leicestershire
4
Sam Carling
4Sam Carling MP
North West Cambridgeshire
4
Liz Kendall
5Liz Kendall MP
Leicester West
2
Dr Jeevun Sandher
6Dr Jeevun Sandher MP
Loughborough
2
Dr Ellie Chowns
7Dr Ellie Chowns MP
North Herefordshire
2
Lauren Edwards
8Lauren Edwards MP
Rochester and Strood
2
Dr Ben Spencer
9Dr Ben Spencer MP
Runnymede and Weybridge
2
James McMurdock
10James McMurdock MP
South Basildon and East Thurrock
2
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