Petitions/New criminal offence for paedophile hunters to post online before a conviction
StatusOngoing
Opened20 Feb 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Make it a criminal offence for online paedophile hunters to post anything regarding the people they accuse before that person has been convicted.

This is due to the number of innocent people being accused by these groups. Many people have had their lives ruined because their face and in some cases addresses have been posted online by these groups claiming them to be paedophiles, This is vigilantism at its finest and this must stop. Their influence to affect people’s decisions is extraordinary.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Nick Smith
1Nick Smith MP
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
4
Imran Hussain
2Imran Hussain MP
Bradford East
2
Sir Mel Stride
3Sir Mel Stride MP
Central Devon
2
Nigel Farage
4Nigel Farage MP
Clacton
2
Catherine McKinnell
5Catherine McKinnell MP
Newcastle upon Tyne North
2
Lauren Edwards
6Lauren Edwards MP
Rochester and Strood
2
Gideon Amos
7Gideon Amos MP
Taunton and Wellington
2
David Mundell
8David Mundell MP
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
2
Laurence Turner
9Laurence Turner MP
Birmingham Northfield
1
Alex Burghart
10Alex Burghart MP
Brentwood and Ongar
1