Submitted on Friday 10th July 2020
Rejected on Thursday 30th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Change the age of consent from 16 to 18.
Raise the age of consent to 18 and make contraception available and free for under 18s.
This change will protect 16 and 17 year-olds from being taken advantage of by adults, as when many are, the adult is protected under the pretence of the low age of consent.
Admittedly, there is no way to stop under 18s from having sex, which is why we need to ensure that contraception and enhanced sex education is available. However, the law must protect 16 and 17 year-olds from predatory adults, by holding adults accountable for having sex with children.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/331850
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