The official site of the Prime Minister's Office.

More details from petition creator

If (for example) A makes a false allegation of rape against B, B can be sentenced to up to 8 years in prison if found guilty, but if A is found guilty of making that false allegation, they will generally receive less than a year and even this is often suspended so they don't actually end up in prison. Technically the false accuser can be found guilty of Perverting the Course of Justice (maximum sentence of LIFE) but judges simply don't hand down very large sentences for false accusers despite being allowed to. Having a MINIMUM sentence of a year with a recommendation that any sentence passed down should more closely match what the falsely accused person may have faced had they been wrongly found guilty should deter more people from making false allegations and properly punish those who flout the law. Murder already carries a MINIMUM sentence of LIFE so minimum sentences are clearly allowed in law.

Current signatories

Phil Faber, the Petition Creator, joined by:

• John Holden (petitions.pm.gov.uk/Thereisnogod)
• David Partington
• Sandy Smyth (petitions.pm.gov.uk/notocannabis/)
• Andrew Hart
• Helga Speck
• lyn phillips
• N Hannah
• ivan phillips
• S.Pettit
• E Stocker
• merceller jay
• nicole van-landewyck
• pam goode
• renata ostertag
• david riley
• Shirley Head
• Yvonne@David Mann
• J. Jordan
• Elizabeth Shotton
• Edde Hampton
• Make the streets safe
• Su Horn
• kimberley lobb
• sam allan
• Susan Elizabeth Morton
• Peter Jordan
• Gillian Hall
• mrs n kamara
• Elizabeth Dunlop
• John Brian Ely
• Ray Clare
• Kim Taylor
• evelyn haley
• Richard Thomas
• jaki vincent
• Lynda Shattell
• Richard Grieve
• Tanya Holman
• Anthony Handley
• Lorraine H
• Alison Kent
• yvonne leyland
• Cheri Pope
• Rebecca Chappell
• Mike Cain
• Lisa Barron