This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Closed petition Perpetrators of acid attacks to receive minimum 25 years prison sentence.
Closed on
Unfortunately Acid attacks are becoming more and more prevalent in British society. The victims are often dealt a life sentence of horrific disfigurement along with the risk of disability due to loss of eyesight.
At present Acid attacks are treated as Grievous Bodily Harm. This requires change.
66 signatures
Petition progress
View all updates for this petition, with the most recent first.
-
Petition closed
-
Petition published
This petition can now be signed.
If this petition gets 10,000 signatures, government will respond to it.
If this petition gets 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.
This petition will stay open until 2 April 2016.