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Criminalising adolescent sexuality — murky waters

Jen Thorpe by Jen Thorpe 28 November 2011

I went to a thrilling dialogue at the Commission for Gender Equality last week. The topic was the ages of consent for sex, in terms of our legislation, and the complications that the current legislation has. At the moment the law (the Sexual Offences Act) says that if you’re 16 years and older you can […]

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