Amend age-of-consent laws to protect those under 21
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.
Shabana Mahmood
Home Secretary
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Amend age-of-consent laws to protect those under 21
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.
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Change the legal age of consent to intercourse to 18
Reduce the Age of Majority from 18 to 16
Change the law to allow under 16's to be recognised as victims of domestic abuse
Enact new law prohibiting use of the internet for children under the age of 18
Review laws preventing under 18s from access to online sexual content