{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/768214.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":768214,"attributes":{"action":"Raise the Age of Consent.","background":"Either raise the age of consent or change the laws so that adults are not able to legally sleep with minors.","additional_details":"16 is far too young to consent to sex with people 19-20+. It’s wrong and disgusting that adults are getting away with sleeping with children.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":6,"created_at":"2026-04-24T04:42:37.039Z","updated_at":"2026-05-19T11:24:15.054Z","rejected_at":"2026-05-19T11:24:15.056Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-04-24T04:54:10.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign the following petitions, which call for similar action:\r\n\r\nChange the legal age of consent to intercourse to 18\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/749248\r\n\r\nRaise the age of consent to 18 with peer exception for 16-17 year olds\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/767458\r\n\r\nAmend age-of-consent laws to protect those under 21\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/747372"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}