Petitions/Ban naming of suspects unless guilt is proven
StatusClosed
Opened14 Feb 2025
Closes14 Aug 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights ensures the right to a fair trial. To uphold the "innocent until proven guilty" principle, a new law should ban the naming of suspects before conviction, regardless of case severity or media pressure.

We think this will protect fairness and justice for all. I want the government to ban publishing suspect names during proceedings to protect those who may be innocent. If a suspect is named and later found not guilty, their reputation and future can be ruined by a trial in the court of public opinion.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Rosie Wrighting
1Rosie Wrighting MP
Kettering
6
Nigel Farage
2Nigel Farage MP
Clacton
2
Heidi Alexander
3Heidi Alexander MP
Swindon South
2
Neil Coyle
4Neil Coyle MP
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
1
Preet Kaur Gill
5Preet Kaur Gill MP
Birmingham Edgbaston
1
Laurence Turner
6Laurence Turner MP
Birmingham Northfield
1
Mr James Frith
7Mr James Frith MP
Bury North
1
Bobby Dean
8Bobby Dean MP
Carshalton and Wallington
1
Ben Coleman
9Ben Coleman MP
Chelsea and Fulham
1
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
10Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP
Chorley
1