Submitted on Saturday 16th September 2023
Rejected on Friday 22nd September 2023
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Change the age of consent to 18.
In light of recent events, I believe the age of consent should be increased to 18 to protect teenagers from being groomed and SA. An adult should not be taking advantage of vulnerable 16 year olds to get their own way.
I believe 18 should be the age of consent, to bring us in line with other western countries. It would be easier to protect vulnerable youths from being exploited and abused, and easier to hold abusers accountable for their actions.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
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.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for the same action:
Raise the age of consent for sex from 16 to 18:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/644226
13.59.177.14 Mon, 20 May 2024 10:18:05 +0100
