Increase the allowances claimable by jurors
- Final Signatures: 17
Increase the allowances claimable by jurors for income lost as a result of jury service. Jury service is an essential and important part of life in a democracy, but compensation rates for jurors who are self employed or who's employer does not cover their lost wages have not increased since 2010.
Lower the legal age of criminal responsibility to 7
- Final Signatures: 18
Change the child law for criminal responsibility so the age of criminal responsibility is reduce from 10 to 7. Children know what is right and wrong from as young as 7.
Increase penalties for dog theft and illegal puppy farming
- Final Signatures: 1,033
Penalties for those involved in dog theft and puppy farming are not sufficient. Often offenders just receive a small fine and/or community service, which I do not feel are strong enough deterrents.
Mandatory life sentence for child sexual abuse
- Final Signatures: 603
Introduce new law mandatory life sentence for child sexual abuse.
Create powers to increase sentences where a defendant refuses to attend court
- Final Signatures: 67
Where a defendant is in custody but refuses to attend court, we want the courts to be given powers to increase any sentence applied.
Increase the minimum sentence for illegal possession of a knife to 20 years
- Final Signatures: 55
We want anyone found carrying a knife, without very good reason, to be automatically given a 20-year prison sentence as a minimum.
Removal of parental responsibility if convicted of murdering their spouse.
- Final Signatures: 5,397
Automatically remove Parental Responsibility rights from someone who has either admitted or is convicted of murdering [their] partner who shared parental responsibility of any surviving children in the relationship.
Too many child sex offenders are being granted permission to move to open prison.
I would like the Government to set automatic bail requirements for those on bail who have been charged with domestic violence related offences, including coercive control and stalking.
Ensure that Special Guardians maintain their legal rights to a child after the child's death and to the date of the funeral.