Petitions/Make it a criminal offence to enter a domestic dwelling without permission
StatusClosed
Opened1 Sept 2025
Closes1 Mar 2026
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Make it a specific criminal offence for individuals or groups to enter someone's home without the home owner or legal tenant's permission.

We feel no one should have to go through the trauma of arriving home to find that someone has taken up unauthorised residence in their home. Nor should a person or persons enter someone's home whilst the owner/tenant is in it. It is not currently a criminal offence in some situations to enter a domestic dwelling without permission by the owner/legal tenant, it can be a civil matter and can involve months of legal procedures and obscene costs to the homeowner. We think this needs to change.

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Anna Gelderd
1Anna Gelderd MP
South East Cornwall
4
Lee Anderson
2Lee Anderson MP
Ashfield
3
Lisa Smart
3Lisa Smart MP
Hazel Grove
3
Andrew Griffith
4Andrew Griffith MP
Arundel and South Downs
2
Oliver Ryan
5Oliver Ryan MP
Burnley
2
Perran Moon
6Perran Moon MP
Camborne and Redruth
2
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
7Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP
Chorley
2
Lee Pitcher
8Lee Pitcher MP
Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
2
Ms Polly Billington
9Ms Polly Billington MP
East Thanet
2
Josh Babarinde
10Josh Babarinde MP
Eastbourne
2
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