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Amend age-of-consent laws to protect those under 21

Submitted by Alexander Parpotta on Saturday 18th October 2025

Published on Thursday 27th November 2025

Current status: Open

Open until: Wednesday 27th May 2026

Current Signatures: 87
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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2 years ~ 3 Years ~ aged ~ Change ~ England ~ England and Wales ~ Law ~ Legally ~ Senior ~ Wales ~ Years

Petition Action

Amend age-of-consent laws to protect those under 21

Petition Details

Currently, the age-of-consent in England and Wales is 16, with only a handful of exceptions. I believe this is woefully inadequate, as 16-20-year-olds are still maturing, and can still be taken advantage of by older adults.

Additional Information

I call on the Government to change the current law as follows:
*Those aged 16-17 can only legally consent to sexual activity with those up to 2 years their senior
*Those aged 18-20 can only legally consent to sexual activity with those up to 3 years their senior


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