Change the law relating to the grooming of children and the age of consent.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Implement a law to limit the age of consent to within 24 months of a minor's age to ensure that they are not taken advantage of by someone older who may coerce consent.
Abusers can groom a child for years and use the defence that they waited until the child was 16 before engaging in sexual activity

This will allow prosecution of those who ‘groom and wait’ for victims to reach the age of consent.
Often it is a family friend trusted by the parents, who had access to the child from as early as an infant. They can admit to this behaviour and it is acceptable in the eyes of the law.
This activity affects many young people and the law must be changed to ensure it is illegal grooming behaviour. It is an abuse of trust and conducted to knowingly circumvent the law on sexual activity with children.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: Make it illegal for people over 18 to have sexual relations with under 18s

Timeline

25 Mar 2022	Petition opened for signatures
31 Mar 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 31 Mar 2022

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