Rejected petition To make false allegations of domestic abuse as serious as false rape allegations

To change the law

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It is very important that domestic abuse is not used as a key to get free legal aid in the family court.

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.

People can already by charged for perverting the cause of justice and wasting police time in cases of false allegations of domestic abuse. We're therefore not exactly sure what further action you'd like to see. You can find out more here:

https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/false-allegations-rape-andor-domestic-abuse-see-guidance-charging-perverting-course

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

Date submitted 14 August 2020
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