Petition · past parliament

Make sex toys legal for sixteen year olds to buy.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

At sixteen young people can legally have sex but you have to be 18 to purchase any kind of sex toy. I belive that sex toys should be available to sixteen year olds, the reason behind my beliefs stems from the very real possibility of std’s and Pregnancy.
Sex toys may have there risks but they are much lower than actually having sex.
I recently went into Ann summers, there was no curtain over the sex toys and there were items littered throughout the store however me and my freind who are both sixteen were asked to leave the area.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

There aren't any legal age restrictions on buying sex toys in the UK, so we're not sure what action you'd like the UK Government or Parliament to take.

Timeline

8 Feb 2018 Petition opened for signatures
14 Feb 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Feb 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.