Petitions/Introduce mandatory life sentences for child sex offences
StatusClosed
Opened18 Mar 2025
Closes18 Sept 2025
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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I would like harsher sentencing introduced for what are the worst of all crimes in my opinion. I feel that child sex offenders are treated with leniency and this feels to me to be a grave injustice.

I personally feel that sexual crimes against children are the most serious of all. I believe that Britain has a rich tradition of justice and leading the world in ethical matters. I suggest that this would lead the world in showing there can be absolutely no tolerance for the abuse of children.

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Richard Baker
1Richard Baker MP
Glenrothes and Mid Fife
53
Melanie Ward
2Melanie Ward MP
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
51
Richard Quigley
3Richard Quigley MP
Isle of Wight West
50
Joe Robertson
4Joe Robertson MP
Isle of Wight East
45
Tony Vaughan
5Tony Vaughan MP
Folkestone and Hythe
37
John Lamont
6John Lamont MP
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
36
Graeme Downie
7Graeme Downie MP
Dunfermline and Dollar
29
Wendy Chamberlain
8Wendy Chamberlain MP
North East Fife
23
Sojan Joseph
9Sojan Joseph MP
Ashford
21
Dave Doogan
10Dave Doogan MP
Angus and Perthshire Glens
19
Introduce mandatory life sentences for child sex offences — Petitions