Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice

Make it a specific offence to lie about your age to engage in sexual activities

Closed 41 signatures

What the petition asks

To make it an illegal offence for a person to lie about their age to engage in sexual activities, many people have been charged with rape because people have lied about their age and have essentially ruined someone's life, it is unjust.
This is only something the Parliament can handle, I understand though this subject is a complicated one.

Timeline

17 Mar 2021 Petition opened for signatures
17 Sep 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 41
Status Closed
Department Ministry of Justice
Opened 17 Mar 2021
Closed 17 Sep 2021

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