This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Stop the consent age lowered to 10 years of age
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The consent age currently is 16 years of age but there is talks of it being changed to 10 years of age.
Let’s get this thrown out before it’s begun.
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Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
The age of consent to any form of sexual activity in the UK is already 16 for both men and women, the Government has not announced any plans to make changes to the age of consent, so we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
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