Rejected petition Lower the valid witness age from 18 to 13.

Many young people may see crimes with an adult and need to report them to 101 but the police won’t look into it as there needs to be two valid (over the age of 18) witnesses.

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Maybe for example, unsafe drivers that could potentially harm somebody.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you're concerned about reporting crime, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. Young people can already report a crime, including anonymously, and under 18s can give witness statements and evidence.

You can find more information about reporting crime here:

https://www.police.uk/information-and-advice/reporting-crime/

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 22 March 2019
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