Rejected petition: Minimum 15 Years sentence for sexual offences against a minor.
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I would like the Government to increase the minimum custodial sentence for any offenders found guilty of Sexual offences including, grooming and also sending and recieving indecent images of children to a minimum of 15 Years.
I'd like parliament to increase these sentences to deter these criminals from committing these crimes against children as I believe the law in place now it's too soft.
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Introduce mandatory life sentences for child sex offences
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/715556Toughen up the law to ensure stricter punishment for child sexual abuse material
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700084Mandatory minimum sentences for offences relating to indecent images of children
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/713278Review minimum sentences for perpetrators of violence and sexual abuse
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/713293We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.