On Mon, 12 May 2008 15:51:56 +0100, Ian Jackson
wrote:
>In message , Cynic
> writes
>>On Sat, 10 May 2008 22:46:56 +0100, Cub Reporter
>>wrote:
>>
>>>>You have seriously misread an article which was not particularly clear
>>>>anyhow, but even in its un clarity, did not suggest what you claim.
>>
>>>"We will now be able to prosecute UK nationals here for a .ual
>>>offence committed against a child anywhere in the world, so long as
>>>the act committed would be a relevant offence in this country."
>>
>>>This means that UK laws will apply to .ual offences against a child
>>>committed abroad, not the local laws if they are less stringent.
>>
>>>"We have also raised the age of a child for these purposes from 16 to
>>>18."
>>
>>>If that doesn't mean that . with a 16 or 17 year old abroad could be
>>>prosecuted on the person's return to the UK, what does it mean?
>>
>>It could be prosecuted, but *only* if it was an offence in the UK. If
>>a teacher were to have . with a 17 year old student he was taking on
>>an educational trip to Spain, for example.
>>
>
>I'm a bit out of my depth here, but can someone clarify the following:
>
>*The age of consent in GB is 16. Anyone of or over that age can have
>consentual . with and/or marry another who is of or over that age. Is
>this not so? And although it might be 'not the done thing' for a teacher
>to have . with a 16 year old, is it actually illegal?
Yes.
.ual Offences Act 2003, sections 16 to 19.
>
>*If the age of consent in Ireland is 17, what happens when a married
>couple from GB, and at least one is only 16, visit Ireland? Total
>abstinence for the duration? I note that, in some countries, . in such
>circumstances would be legal provided they were married.
>http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm
The UK is not one of those nations, and yes, in theory total
abstinence would be required while in NI.
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