Petitions/Public inquiry into the abolished defence of provocation, and issue apology
StatusClosed
Opened8 Jul 2025
Closes8 Jan 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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I want a public inquiry into the abolished partial defence of provocation. I want the public to know that victims never provoked their own deaths and were failed. I want an apology for all victims and their families.

I want a full inquiry into how this was allowed to happen and people who murdered loved ones were able to use the defence of provocation to reduce the charge to manslaughter. I think this resulted in excessively low sentences, blaming the deceased.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Chris Webb
1Chris Webb MP
Blackpool South
10
Lorraine Beavers
2Lorraine Beavers MP
Blackpool North and Fleetwood
8
Mr Andrew Snowden
3Mr Andrew Snowden MP
Fylde
3
Hilary Benn
4Hilary Benn MP
Leeds South
3
Cat Smith
5Cat Smith MP
Lancaster and Wyre
2
Richard Burgon
6Richard Burgon MP
Leeds East
2
Mark Sewards
7Mark Sewards MP
Leeds South West and Morley
2
Derek Twigg
8Derek Twigg MP
Widnes and Halewood
2
Dame Nia Griffith
9Dame Nia Griffith MP
Llanelli
2
Sean Woodcock
10Sean Woodcock MP
Banbury
1