Rejected petition Stop child sex offenders from joining public court cases on child sex abuse

To stop convicted child sex abusers from going into the public gallery at court in another case of child sexual abuse and listening to all the evidence and descriptions of child sexual abuse/ assault.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about who can sit in the public gallery at court are a matter for HM Courts & Tribunals Service, not the UK Government or Parliament.

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service

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Date submitted 10 December 2024
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