This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Raise or put in place the minimum jail sentence for online grooming offences
The children's pride a online awareness and hunting group designed to help those victims and also bring people to Justice To raise the minimum jail term or to raise the minimum jail term for anyone convicted of child grooming offences
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We aim to get well over 100000 signatures and have the minimum jail term of online grooming offences to be discussed in court as we feel that this needs serious action to prevent and Save the Children of this country we are a voluntary group for the children's pride we are the voice of absolutely millions when we say that this needs to be looked at and more severe punishment needs to be given
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Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We're not exactly sure what you mean by "raise or put in place the minimum sentence." The offence of sexual communication with a child (which could include online grooming) currently has a maximum sentence of 2 years, and no minimum sentence. You can find out more here:
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