Closed petition Require sentences for child sexual offences be served consecutively

Closed on 1 June 2022

I would like the Government to ensure that people convicted of child sexual offences serve their sentences consecutively, and not concurrently. If a person is guilty of multiple offences, they should serve the sentences for each offence in full.

I believe the law needs to be changed because concurrent sentencing rule is an unjust way of bringing justice. A person who has committed crimes and has met the mens rea and actus reus component of their crimes should be sentenced and serve the full sentences for what they have done. Running a concurrent sentence does not provide adequate justice to the victims involved in horrific trauma! I am saddened to see the poor quality of how the law is applied in such circumstances.