Drop the proposed extension of anonymity to rape defendants Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/drop-the-proposed-extension-of-anonymity-to-rape-defendants.html Online petition signatures en-us Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:30 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Shelley Bligh-Wall [Signature #1899] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19311565?utm_medium=rss Sat, 19 Sep 2015 01:43:27 UTC 19311565 ms kate griffiths [Signature #1898] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17160841?utm_medium=rss Thu, 10 Apr 2014 09:18:20 UTC 17160841 Miss Fi Nicholson [Signature #1897] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16900275?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Feb 2014 06:48:41 UTC 16900275 Ms Stefanie Hurrell [Signature #1896] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14747655?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Feb 2013 03:23:02 UTC 14747655 Ms Michele Winter [Signature #1895] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13853929?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 Sep 2012 06:39:17 UTC 13853929 Ms Laura Battley [Signature #1894] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12922346?utm_medium=rss And better provision of services for victims, please.

]]> Sun, 27 May 2012 11:02:16 UTC 12922346 Ms Molly Volare [Signature #1893] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12659082?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 May 2012 05:44:16 UTC 12659082 EMMA GREENHILL [Signature #1892] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11958575?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Jan 2012 05:51:10 UTC 11958575 Dr Barbara Quin [Signature #1891] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11126382?utm_medium=rss In child abuse, repeat offending is common. Naming those accused can help children realise they are not alone and can speak out safely.

]]> Tue, 6 Sep 2011 02:30:09 UTC 11126382 Jacqui Furneaux [Signature #1890] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10824761?utm_medium=rss We, the undersigned, object to the government's proposal to extend anonymity to rape defendants for the following reasons:

a) extending anonymity only to rape defendants sends out a clear signal that false allegations of rape are more prevalent than false allegations of other crimes: there is no reliable evidence that this is the case;

b) rape complainants are granted anonymity only because there are compelling reasons to do so, i.e. in order to encourage more victims to report the crime:

]]> Fri, 8 Jul 2011 05:18:26 UTC 10824761 miss mhairi gordon [Signature #1889] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10488921?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 May 2011 02:42:00 UTC 10488921 Ms Nicola Bailey [Signature #1888] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8788248?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:10:53 UTC 8788248 Jenna Pickering [Signature #1887] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8730431?utm_medium=rss Take rape seriously!!

]]> Sat, 16 Oct 2010 04:29:06 UTC 8730431 Ms Rachel Strong [Signature #1886] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8616484?utm_medium=rss Sat, 2 Oct 2010 01:52:24 UTC 8616484 Ms Kate Boyce [Signature #1885] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8496409?utm_medium=rss Mon, 13 Sep 2010 06:03:30 UTC 8496409 Miss Faye Jones [Signature #1884] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8481050?utm_medium=rss Sat, 11 Sep 2010 03:14:05 UTC 8481050 Anna Read [Signature #1883] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8466922?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Sep 2010 02:17:37 UTC 8466922 Ms Sarah Davies [Signature #1882] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8440386?utm_medium=rss Sat, 4 Sep 2010 09:00:13 UTC 8440386 Mrs Michelle Duffy [Signature #1881] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8419132?utm_medium=rss Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:46:46 UTC 8419132 Ms Helen Ridsdale [Signature #1880] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8409369?utm_medium=rss Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:59:14 UTC 8409369 Miss Ella Muir [Signature #1879] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8349100?utm_medium=rss Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:46:17 UTC 8349100 Miss Nina Smith [Signature #1878] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8315123?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:31:05 UTC 8315123 Miss Caitlin Russell [Signature #1877] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8306782?utm_medium=rss I am a rape survivor who never reported, so sure was I that I wouldn't be believed. I had hoped that in the 18 years since it happened things would have improved for victims. Please don't disabuse me of this notion.

]]> Mon, 9 Aug 2010 05:55:46 UTC 8306782 MR Barney Jones [Signature #1876] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8269122?utm_medium=rss Mon, 2 Aug 2010 04:44:53 UTC 8269122 Ms Wanda Elliot [Signature #1875] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8260879?utm_medium=rss Sun, 1 Aug 2010 01:37:15 UTC 8260879 mrs lesley taylor [Signature #1874] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8248146?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:59:59 UTC 8248146 Ms. Noirin Connors [Signature #1873] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8244439?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:45:56 UTC 8244439 Ms Cara Grayling [Signature #1872] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8213677?utm_medium=rss Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:13:55 UTC 8213677 Ms Nancy Quilliam [Signature #1871] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8205909?utm_medium=rss Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:15:53 UTC 8205909 Jan Sawdon [Signature #1870] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8203672?utm_medium=rss I wholeheartedly support the petition for the reasons stated above. Women and some men have worked tirelessly to try to ensure the safety of women and anonymity would be a retrograde step devaluing women and giving credence to so many myths about rape.

]]> Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:37:45 UTC 8203672 Mrs Rachel Taylor [Signature #1869] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8202962?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:44:51 UTC 8202962 Ms Hilary Saunders [Signature #1868] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8202380?utm_medium=rss I believe that changing the law in this way will only help serial rapists.

]]> Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:04:14 UTC 8202380 Ms Chara de Lacey [Signature #1867] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8201241?utm_medium=rss Protect the victims not the defendants

]]> Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:57:50 UTC 8201241 Ms Shwetha Janarthanan [Signature #1866] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8197480?utm_medium=rss Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:17:58 UTC 8197480 Ms Joanne Shone [Signature #1865] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8196722?utm_medium=rss Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:49:14 UTC 8196722 Miss Hatice Gunes [Signature #1864] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8196720?utm_medium=rss Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:48:38 UTC 8196720 Ms Nerys Morton [Signature #1863] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8196427?utm_medium=rss Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:41:34 UTC 8196427 Ms Deborah Gregory [Signature #1862] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8193401?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:05:38 UTC 8193401 Anonymous [Signature #1861] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8192286?utm_medium=rss I was raped & sexually assaulted many times by someone I know; was recently told he sexually abused 15 yr old girl I know. I worry he'll attack others (Male & Female).

If I see him accused in the papers, I'll come forward. (Didn't at the time, as was frightened & in shock for a while, & when he physically attacked me soon after, I felt poorly treated by the police).

This experience has ruined life - it's made me ill - for many years.

Please don't put others at risk by this proposal - please

]]> Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:30:41 UTC 8192286 Hannah Bowers [Signature #1860] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8184478?utm_medium=rss Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:16:15 UTC 8184478 ms julie-ann rowell [Signature #1859] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8183084?utm_medium=rss Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:30:19 UTC 8183084 Ms Maria McCann [Signature #1858] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8180997?utm_medium=rss The prosecution rate for rape is already shamefully low. Victims need to feel there is some point in reporting the crime, not that they are being disbelieved from the start.

]]> Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:05:48 UTC 8180997 Mrs Anne-Marie Kazimirski [Signature #1857] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8173527?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:40:11 UTC 8173527 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #1856] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8172619?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:11:32 UTC 8172619 Ms Joanna Birch-Phaure [Signature #1855] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8171684?utm_medium=rss Given the ridiculously low conviction rate, the instituational sexism of the Met as highlighted by the Worboys and the 'Night Bus Stalker' this change in law sends out the signal that Rape is not a crime that is taken seriously. Living in Lambeth the borough that has the highest rape level in London this terrifies me this change sends the message that rape will be dimissed when reported, not punished if it gets to court and now no fear of even public exposure either, women will fear the streets

]]> Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:32:38 UTC 8171684 Miss Charlotte Browne [Signature #1854] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8171674?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:30:33 UTC 8171674 Miss Victoria Ansell [Signature #1853] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8171243?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:06:13 UTC 8171243 Ms Dana Mohammed [Signature #1852] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8167641?utm_medium=rss Sun, 18 Jul 2010 02:45:23 UTC 8167641 Dr Svetlana Speight [Signature #1851] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8167491?utm_medium=rss Sun, 18 Jul 2010 02:19:52 UTC 8167491 Ms Anne Kazimirski [Signature #1850] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8157346?utm_medium=rss Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:44:37 UTC 8157346 Anonymous [Signature #1849] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8155586?utm_medium=rss Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:44:04 UTC 8155586 Miss Jess Durk [Signature #1848] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8154957?utm_medium=rss Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:29:34 UTC 8154957 Ms Rune McKellar [Signature #1847] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8152533?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:10:21 UTC 8152533 Ms Anonymous [Signature #1846] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8151893?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:55:05 UTC 8151893 Mrs Martine O'Callaghan [Signature #1845] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8151730?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:25:09 UTC 8151730 Rhiannon Stephens [Signature #1844] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8151602?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:01:08 UTC 8151602 Miss Megan Fitzgerald [Signature #1843] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8150115?utm_medium=rss Gives people the wrong impression, its like saying 'rape isn't all that bad'. Ridiculous, backwards idea.

]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:13:50 UTC 8150115 Ms Anna Mapson [Signature #1842] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8149505?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:21:45 UTC 8149505 Mrs Paula Gentle [Signature #1841] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8148122?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:28:54 UTC 8148122 Kerry Herbert [Signature #1840] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8148107?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:25:12 UTC 8148107 Ms Kathryn Perera [Signature #1839] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8138586?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:32:52 UTC 8138586 Mrs Elizabeth Bunting [Signature #1838] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8138304?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:41:52 UTC 8138304 Ms Jane Da Vall [Signature #1837] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8137370?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:04:45 UTC 8137370 Dr Eike Adams [Signature #1836] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8137036?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:10:03 UTC 8137036 Ms Gina Barker [Signature #1835] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8136987?utm_medium=rss Utterly disgraceful retrograde step.

So much for protecting civil rights - for men and the rich only in Condem book

]]> Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:00:10 UTC 8136987 Ms Charlotte Benton [Signature #1834] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8136088?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:01:56 UTC 8136088 Miss Rebekah Shallcross [Signature #1833] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8135712?utm_medium=rss reconsider

]]> Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:50:03 UTC 8135712 Miss Amina Lone [Signature #1832] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8135268?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:32:03 UTC 8135268 Rita Corrigan [Signature #1831] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8134828?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:15:03 UTC 8134828 Miss KIRSTIE PAVEY [Signature #1830] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8134688?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:49:55 UTC 8134688 Donna Monroe [Signature #1829] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8130665?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:14:58 UTC 8130665 Ms Anonymous [Signature #1828] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8129729?utm_medium=rss As one of Ken Clarke's constituents I urge him to drop this proposal which would cause huge problems to the already appalling situation with justice for rape victims.

]]> Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:43:18 UTC 8129729 Ms Katy Brown [Signature #1827] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8129170?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:17:54 UTC 8129170 Ms Jennifer Reynard [Signature #1826] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8128502?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:31:55 UTC 8128502 Miss Kelly Thornton [Signature #1825] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8128314?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:55:22 UTC 8128314 Ms JCC Stigter [Signature #1824] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8128241?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:41:25 UTC 8128241 Ms Sandra McNeill [Signature #1823] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8128144?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:20:18 UTC 8128144 Miss Anonymous [Signature #1822] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8125854?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 Jul 2010 08:45:25 UTC 8125854 Lynzi Armstrong [Signature #1821] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8124914?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 Jul 2010 03:45:23 UTC 8124914 miss nicole andrews [Signature #1820] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8124712?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:56:06 UTC 8124712 Ms Lucinda McCance [Signature #1819] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8124507?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:55:16 UTC 8124507 miss Anonymous [Signature #1818] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8124471?utm_medium=rss Women's Rights should be promoted to advancement not the opposite as this Law intends to do.

]]> Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:43:25 UTC 8124471 Erica Marfell [Signature #1817] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8123986?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:25:41 UTC 8123986 Mr James Nowlan [Signature #1816] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8123868?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:54:47 UTC 8123868 Eileen Inkson [Signature #1815] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8123754?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:27:34 UTC 8123754 Elizabeth Palmer [Signature #1814] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8123247?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 Jul 2010 08:05:15 UTC 8123247 Ms Nicki Kindersley [Signature #1813] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8123082?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 Jul 2010 07:16:29 UTC 8123082 Ms Sarah Blake [Signature #1812] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8122818?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:28:16 UTC 8122818 miss maria spiliopoulou [Signature #1811] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8121340?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:33:58 UTC 8121340 Ms Kate Williams [Signature #1810] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8121119?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Jul 2010 05:14:57 UTC 8121119 Miss jesspreet thethi [Signature #1809] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8120941?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Jul 2010 04:22:38 UTC 8120941 Mrs Teresa Petit-Hayes [Signature #1808] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8120621?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Jul 2010 02:44:14 UTC 8120621 Ms Kathryn Hyde [Signature #1807] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8120599?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Jul 2010 02:37:41 UTC 8120599 Mr Clive Bunting [Signature #1806] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8120137?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:36:22 UTC 8120137 Ms Siobhan Donaldson [Signature #1805] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8119879?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:39:34 UTC 8119879 Kirsty O'Connell [Signature #1804] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8119614?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:42:28 UTC 8119614 Miss Heidi Walker [Signature #1803] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8119495?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:06:11 UTC 8119495 Miss Paula Davis [Signature #1802] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8119407?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:45:45 UTC 8119407 Mrs Mary Kilby [Signature #1801] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8118878?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Jul 2010 07:43:17 UTC 8118878 Ms Anonymous [Signature #1800] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8118540?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:05:27 UTC 8118540