JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY UK YOUR VOICE MATTERS — ACTION PACK Template Letter and Sending Instructions
HOW TO USE THIS PACK
Thank you for being part of this movement. We have over 270,000 signatures. Now we need letters.
Every letter that lands on a desk is counted and logged. 270,000 signatures got their attention. 270,000 letters will demand their action.
This pack tells you everything you need to know. It takes less than 10 minutes. Please do it today.
WHO TO SEND YOUR LETTER TO
At minimum send your letter to your own MP. Your MP represents you and is legally obligated to respond to constituent correspondence.
If you want to go further — and we encourage you to — send it to all 7 decision makers below. The more letters that land on these desks the harder we are to ignore.
STEP 1 — FIND YOUR MP
Go to: members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP Enter your postcode. You will find your MP's name and contact details instantly. It takes 30 seconds.
STEP 2 — SEND YOUR LETTER TO THESE SIX PEOPLE
1. Your Local MP Find their contact details at: members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP Enter your postcode.
2. Keir Starmer — Prime Minister Email: keir.starmer.mp@parliament.uk Post: Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP, Prime Minister, 10 Downing Street, London SW1A 2AA
3. David Lammy — Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Email: david.lammy.mp@parliament.uk Post: Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Lord Chancellor, Ministry of Justice, 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ
4. Lord Richard Hermer — Attorney General Email: correspondence@attorneygeneral.gov.uk Post: Attorney General's Office, 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ
5. Natalie Fleet — Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls Email: natalie.fleet.mp@parliament.uk Post: Natalie Fleet MP, Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF
6. Catherine Atkinson — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice Email: catherine.atkinson.mp@parliament.uk Post: Catherine Atkinson MP, Ministry of Justice, 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ
7. Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill — Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales Email: lcj.private.office@judiciary.gov.uk Post: Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, Lady Chief Justice, Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London WC2A 2LL
Why write to the Lady Chief Justice? On 10th June 2026 Baroness Carr gave evidence to the House of Lords Constitution Committee and stated that judicial training is exclusively a matter for her under Section 7 of the Constitutional Reform Act. We are holding her to that responsibility.
PLEASE NOTE:
Email addresses for ministers and MPs can change. If an email bounces back or does not deliver simply post your letter instead.
All postal addresses listed in this pack are official and will not change.
A physical letter posted to a minister or MP is taken seriously and is logged and recorded by their office. If in doubt post it.
Stamps are available at any Post Office or supermarket.
If you find any contact details have changed please email us at holdthebenchuk@gmail.com and we will update the pack immediately.
STEP 3 — YOUR EMAIL SUBJECT LINE
For letters to ministers and MPs copy and paste this exactly: Judicial Accountability UK — Formal Request for Legislative Action — Judicial Sentencing Accountability and Transparency Act
For your letter to the Lady Chief Justice copy and paste this exactly: Judicial Accountability UK — Formal Request for Judicial Training on Violence Against Women and Girls
STEP 4 — YOUR TEMPLATE LETTER FOR MINISTERS AND YOUR MP
Copy the letter below. Fill in your name, address and the date at the top. Change the name of the person you are writing to where indicated. Send it to every person on the list above except the Lady Chief Justice — she has her own letter below.
[Your name]
[Your address]
[Your email]
[Date]
[MP or Minister Name]
[Address]
Dear [Name],
I am writing as one of over 270,000 people who have signed a petition demanding formal judicial accountability for judges who repeatedly fail survivors of sexual violence.
I am writing because this issue affects every single person in this country who may one day need to trust the justice system to protect them.
Two girls aged 14 and 15. Groomed. Lured. Raped across two separate premeditated attacks. Filmed. Footage shared online. One victim instructed to leave her phone and AirTag behind so her mother could not track her. Judge Nicholas Rowland at Southampton Crown Court handed all three defendants youth rehabilitation orders. He cited peer pressure. He praised their behaviour during trial.
This is not an isolated decision. This is a pattern.
A woman raped at her workplace by a man she trusted. She lives with PTSD, depression and panic attacks. She said the person I was will never return. Judge Rowland sentenced her rapist Joshua Blachford to three years nine months citing testimonials showing a wholly different side to him. The Solicitor General appealed. The Court of Appeal confirmed the sentence was unduly lenient. It was not increased. They called it merciful.
A convicted sex offender — originally convicted of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child — breached his sexual harm prevention order. Judge Rowland gave Daniel Rushton a 12 month community order.
Three cases. Three lenient sentences. One judge. Zero consequences. The Attorney General is reviewing the Fordingbridge sentence. But even if increased Judge Rowland returns to his bench without formal review, investigation or removal process. The Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme addresses the sentence. It does not address the judge.
I am calling on you to support the introduction of the Judicial Sentencing Accountability and Transparency Act incorporating the following provisions:
One of the victims asked what was the point in putting me through that. She does not feel like a survivor. She feels like the one being punished. She lives in fear.
As my elected representative that question falls to you to answer.
I look forward to your response.
Yours sincerely
[Your name]
[Your address]
[Your email]
STEP 4B — YOUR TEMPLATE LETTER FOR THE LADY CHIEF JUSTICE
This is a separate letter specifically for Baroness Carr. Send it to lcj.private.office@judiciary.gov.uk
[Your name]
[Your address]
[Your email]
[Date]
Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill
Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Dear Lady Chief Justice,
I am writing as one of over 270,000 people who have signed a petition demanding formal judicial accountability for judges who repeatedly fail survivors of sexual violence.
On 10th June 2026 you gave evidence to the House of Lords Constitution Committee and stated that judicial training is exclusively a matter for you under Section 7 of the Constitutional Reform Act.
We accept that. And we are writing to you directly as a result. Because if judicial training is exclusively your responsibility then you are the person accountable for the fact that judges are repeatedly failing survivors.
Two girls aged 14 and 15. Groomed. Lured. Raped across two separate premeditated attacks. Filmed. Footage shared online. One victim instructed to leave her phone and AirTag behind so her mother could not track her. Judge Nicholas Rowland at Southampton Crown Court handed all three defendants youth rehabilitation orders. He cited peer pressure. He praised their behaviour during trial.
This is not an isolated decision. This is a pattern.
A woman raped at her workplace by a man she trusted. She lives with PTSD, depression and panic attacks. She said the person I was will never return. Judge Rowland sentenced her rapist Joshua Blachford to three years nine months citing testimonials showing a wholly different side to him. The Court of Appeal confirmed the sentence was unduly lenient. It was not increased. They called it merciful.
A convicted sex offender — originally convicted of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child — breached his sexual harm prevention order. Judge Rowland gave Daniel Rushton a 12 month community order.
Three cases. Three lenient sentences. One judge. Zero consequences.
You also said the more information published about disciplinary matters the more exposed a judge might be to attacks. But the judiciary's own published accountability framework lists newspaper articles as its primary form of public scrutiny. Either public scrutiny holds judges accountable or it puts them at risk. It cannot be both.
I am calling on you to use your exclusive responsibility for judicial training to introduce the following:
One of the victims asked what was the point in putting me through that. She does not feel like a survivor. She feels like the one being punished. She lives in fear.
If judicial training is exclusively your responsibility that question falls directly to you to answer.
I look forward to your formal response.
Yours sincerely
[Your name]
[Your address]
[Your email]
STEP 5 — SHARE THIS PACK
Share this action pack with everyone you know. Post it on your social media. Send it to your WhatsApp groups. Email it to friends and family.
The more letters that land on these desks the harder we are to ignore.
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REMEMBER
You do not need to be a lawyer. You do not need to be an activist. You do not need any experience of the justice system.
You just need to care enough to copy, paste and send.
That is it.
Thank you for being part of this. 💙
Judicial Accountability UK