Petitions had to stop because of the recent general election. Once a new Petitions Committee is set up by the House of Commons, petitions will start again.

Find out more on the Petitions Committee website

Closed petition Align Coercive Control and Self-Defence to Create a New Defence to Murder

This new defence must be created to protect domestic abuse victims who kill their abuser after a prolonged period of abuse. Currently, the only option to defend themselves is to be deemed mentally ill rather than an abuse victim. A gap must be bridged between self-defence and coercive control.

More details

There has been at least 14 people that have spent time in prison for murdering their abuser acting in self-defence to their abuse yet not being afforded adequate protection in law.

This petition is closed All petitions run for 6 months

310 signatures

Show on a map

10,000

Date closed 7 July 2021
Get petition data (json format)

About petition data

The data shows the number of people who have signed the petition by country as well as in the constituency of each Member of Parliament. This data is available for all petitions on the site. It is not a list of people who have signed the petition. The only name that is shared on the site is that of the petition creator.

We’re waiting for a new Petitions Committee

Closed petition Align Coercive Control and Self-Defence to Create a New Defence to Murder