This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government

Petition Extend common assault enquires from 6 months to at least one year

Victims of domestic abuse may be unable to report abuse within the current 6 month time limit. If an assault in deemed ‘common assault’ this could mean a perpetrator is not convicted even if he has committed more then one of these crimes

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

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