Introduction
The Scottish Government is proposing to relax the law on the age of consent for sexual activity, allowing teenagers as young as 13 to legally engage in oral sex and other forms of sexual activity.
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Video: Evidence session of the Justice Committee of the Scottish Parliament
- Undermining the age of consent (contains explicit language)
- Legal opinion by Herbert Kerrigan QC (contains explicit language)
- One page summary based on legal opinion by Herbert Kerrigan QC (contains explicit language)
The life of Josephine Butler, 19th Century social reformer and Christian. Raised the age of consent from 13 to 16.
