Rejected petition Tougher sentences for violent offences against women and young girls

In the year to March 2020, 207 women were killed in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). This means about one in four killings were of women.

Violent offences against women are alarmingly growing, in the UK. Offences such as domestic abuse, rape and murders.

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I am, asking parliament to consider tougher action and sentences ;so women can live freely without the threat of fear and violence. The government is failing to address violence against women and young girls. The government must drive out violence against women and girls and make every part of the criminal justice system work to better protect and defend them.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Decisions about sentencing are a matter for the courts, not the Government or House of Commons, and are made on the basis of the offence committed, not the sex of the victim.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Increase minimum and maximum sentences for all sexual offences: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/577443

Increase punishments and sentences for perpetrators of domestic violences: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/582525

Minimum 8-year custodial sentence for all violent crime and sexual offences: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/579352

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

Date submitted 24 August 2021
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