Petition Strengthen self-defence rights for adults who intervene to protect children
We call on the Government to amend self-defence law to give explicit statutory protection to any adult who reasonably and proportionately intervenes to protect a child from immediate assault, sexual assault, or grooming.
More details
We would like:
- Rebuttable presumption that force used to defend a child was reasonable.
- Immunity from “excessive force” charges when honestly believing a child was in imminent danger and acting in good faith.
We believe that too many hesitate, fearing arrest. We think this could remove that fear and encourage intervention, while keeping force proportionate.
42 signatures
Show on a map the geographical breakdown of signatures by constituency
10,000 signatures required to get a government response
At 10,000 signatures...
At 10,000 signatures, government will respond to this petition
At 100,000 signatures...
At 100,000 signatures, this petition will be considered for debate in Parliament