Petitions/Reinstate capital punishment for those convicted of sexually abusing of a child
StatusClosed
Opened11 Sept 2025
Closes11 Mar 2026
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Change the law to allow for the death penalty to be imposed to anyone convicted for raping or sexually abusing a child or vulnerable person.

We believe there surely is no more heinous a crime than this kind of physical and psychological damage imposed on our precious children. We believe that there are no success stories where full rehabilitation and ‘cure’ has taken place with regard to sexual attraction towards minors. These people are, in our view, the biggest blight on society. We think that grooming gangs have further fuelled and highlighted the need for the gallows for such acts.

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Gideon Amos
1Gideon Amos MP
Taunton and Wellington
23
Steve Barclay
2Steve Barclay MP
North East Cambridgeshire
11
Dame Diana Johnson
3Dame Diana Johnson MP
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
10
Sean Woodcock
4Sean Woodcock MP
Banbury
8
James McMurdock
5James McMurdock MP
South Basildon and East Thurrock
7
Harpreet Uppal
6Harpreet Uppal MP
Huddersfield
6
Mr Richard Holden
7Mr Richard Holden MP
Basildon and Billericay
5
Carla Denyer
8Carla Denyer MP
Bristol Central
5
Dr Lauren Sullivan
9Dr Lauren Sullivan MP
Gravesham
5
Esther McVey
10Esther McVey MP
Tatton
5