Petitions/Require the accuser in rape cases to hand over their phones to the police
StatusClosed
Opened24 Apr 2025
Closes24 Oct 2025
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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In some rape cases the accuser may withhold evidence in the form of texts and messages. We think the accuser should be required to hand over their mobile devices to the police. In some cases if the police had asked for the accusers phones we think they would of quickly seen that the accuser is lying

We think we need the government to put into place a law that an accuser should hand over their mobile devices from the start of the complaint being reported. We think just doing this one thing could help stop so many lives and families being destroyed. We think false accusations have had very serious consequences for the accused individuals and their families.

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Jamie Stone
1Jamie Stone MP
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
31
Richard Baker
2Richard Baker MP
Glenrothes and Mid Fife
27
Joani Reid
3Joani Reid MP
East Kilbride and Strathaven
22
Melanie Ward
4Melanie Ward MP
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
15
Johanna Baxter
5Johanna Baxter MP
Paisley and Renfrewshire South
15
Gill German
6Gill German MP
Clwyd North
15
Frank McNally
7Frank McNally MP
Coatbridge and Bellshill
12
Chris Law
8Chris Law MP
Dundee Central
12
Kenneth Stevenson
9Kenneth Stevenson MP
Airdrie and Shotts
11
Brendan O'Hara
10Brendan O'Hara MP
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
11