Rejected petition Make 'entrapment' a specific defence in English law.

Give the defendant the opportunity to argue 'entrapment' like they can in other progressive countries like Scotland and USA.

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Old friends, who used to discourage you from fighting, taking drugs and committing crimes suddenly change and encourage you to do them. Why? Because since you last saw them they have become Registered Paid Police Informants and now they can sell information about you to the police for money. Tax payers' money. Used to entrap people.

Another example: six foot tall teenage boys and girls wearing much make up enter a shop with false ID and buy cigarettes and alcohol. The police pay them to dupe the shop staff so that they can prosecute them. Yet they may be the only underage customers who have frequented the shop. This too is 'entrapment' and it should be allowed to be argued in English courts.

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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're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. Courts already have the power to stay proceedings as an abuse of the court's process, or may exclude evidence.

You can find more information here: https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/abuse-process

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Date submitted 10 November 2020
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