Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Change the law to protect innocent people who have been wrongly accused of rape.

Change the law to protect innocent people who have been wrongly accused of rape and give them the right to anonymity, unless directed by a judge.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/121317

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