Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament

Rejected petition Increase sentencing length for paedophiles and child murderers

Senticing for such crimes in this country is nothing other than a joke. There is little to deter these people. There is evidence of reduced crime in other countries where the sentence reflects the crime eg Dubai

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/233422

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