Petitions/Amend age-of-consent laws to protect those under 21
StatusClosed
Opened27 Nov 2025
Closes27 May 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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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.

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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Constituency engagement ranking

Alice Macdonald
1Alice Macdonald MP
Norwich North
4
David Simmonds
2David Simmonds MP
Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
4
Gerald Jones
3Gerald Jones MP
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
4
Kirith Entwistle
4Kirith Entwistle MP
Bolton North East
2
James Murray
5James Murray MP
Ealing North
2
Gregory Stafford
6Gregory Stafford MP
Farnham and Bordon
2
Matthew Pennycook
7Matthew Pennycook MP
Greenwich and Woolwich
2
Bob Blackman
8Bob Blackman MP
Harrow East
2
Jack Abbott
9Jack Abbott MP
Ipswich
2
Janet Daby
10Janet Daby MP
Lewisham East
2