Petition Lower the legal sex age to 15 years of age.

The president of the Faculty of Public Health, said the current legal limit prevented sexually active younger teenagers from getting support with issues of disease and contraception with official figures indicating that as many as a third of all 15 year olds are having sex in the UK.

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It would also make it easier for 15 year olds who are already having sex to obtain contraception or sexual health advice from the NHS.

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Date closed 19 September 2018
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