Rejected petition: Introduce tougher sentencing and monitoring for convicted child sex offenders
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We want the Government to review laws in England and Wales to introduce tougher prison sentences for child sex offenders, mandatory rehabilitation and risk assessments before release, and stronger long-term monitoring or public safeguarding measures to prevent reoffending.
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign the following petitions, which call for similar action:
Review punishment of Child Sex Offences
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/746131Reform bail, sentencing and sex offender registration for child sexual offences
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/755617We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.