This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Make lying about rape a criminal offence.
Rejected on
Jail time for "crying rape" and ruining lives.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Making a false allegation of a crime may already in some circumstances lead to a jail sentence - for example, if someone is found guilty of perverting the course of justice. In other cases, people who are accused of making false accusations may be prosecuted for wasting police time.
It is not therefore clear to us how you would like the law to be changed.
You may find this guidance from the Crown Prosecution Service helpful:
http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/perverting_the_course_of_justice_-_rape_and_dv_allegations/
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.