A friend told me that you can get the death penalty in England for treason. Is this true?

Answer 1

There are three legal positions on the death penalty. That is countries that have it (eg The USA), countries that don't (eg Sweden) and countries which reserve the right for cetain cases(eg the UK). The UK continues to have the death penalty on statue for the crime of treason against the crown, but this is not used although theortically it could be.

Answer 2

Yes the death penalty is still on the statute books for Piracy on the High Seas (Never repealed) Mutiny with violence, High Treason, and arson at Her Majesty's Dockyard. All of these crimes can bring the death penalty. HM Prison Wandsworth, HM Prison Winchester, HM Prison Manchester, (Not Confirmed but HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs is supposed to have the gallows) are all prisons that still have a working and equipped dead man's cell connected to the execution cell.

There are 3 other prisons that have this facility still working, but I cannot recall which ones they are.

Answer 3

No it is not true.The death penalty was retained for the capital offences of treason and piracy with violence, however it was abolished in 1998 under the Crime and Disorder Act.

In 1999 the home secretary signed the sixth protocol of the European Convention of Human Rights which formally abolished the death penalty in the UK and ensured it could not be brought back.

Answer 4

Technically yes, but if the situation ever came up it would be highly unlikely that it would be used. A vast majority of Britons are opposed to the death penalty. And I would doubt that Parliament would let it happen, as it would raise ethical questions, why's her life worth more than mine, and also why that should deserve the death penalty when terrorists (unless extrodited to the US) or mass murders and serial killers wouldn't.
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Answer 5

Treason is still a crime, but the death penalty was completely abolished a few years ago.

Answer 6

The death penalty grew to become into ultimately abolished by ability of an exchange to the Crimes and ailment Act 1998. till then it grew to become into technically attainable to execute somebody for treason, espionage, piracy with violence, mutiny and particular different naval and militia crimes. The death penalty won't be able to be reinstated in the united kingdom for the reason that's a signatory to the eu Council of Human Rights. The homicide (Abolition of death Penalty) Act 1965 suspended the death penalty for homicide for 5 years, different than in Northern eire, and altered it with needed existence imprisonment. In 1969, the Act grew to become into made everlasting. In Northern eire it grew to become into abolished by ability of the passing of the Northern eire (Emergency Provisions) Act 1973. The final death penalty in the united kingdom grew to become into exceeded down in 1973 to William Holden for the homicide of a British soldier. The final execution in the united kingdom grew to become into in 1964. Peter Anthony Allen and Gwynne Owen Evans have been the two achieved on a similar day for the homicide of John West.

Answer 7

That's not just in England. Several countries can impose death for treason including the U.S.

Answer 8

no . the death penalty stopped about 40 years ago

Answer 9

This is indeed true.It is the only penalty still existing that carries the death penalty,but will never be used again.

Answer 10

If that were true, half the population of England should be tried and sent to the gallows.