Sentences with phrase «equalising age of consent»

He previously rebelled against the party whip to vote against equalising the age of consent and the sexual equality act.

Significant moments: Rebelled against the party whip to vote against equalising the age of consent and against the sexual equality act.

Mr Brown released a statement to the gay community saying: «I'm very proud of all that this government has achieved on LGBT rights these last 12 years; from equalising the age of consent, lifting the ban on military service, introducing gay adoption and creating civil partnerships to scrapping section 28, introducing the Gender Recognition Act and banning discrimination at work and in the provision of goods and services.

He also pointed to Labour's achievements in repealing section 28, equalising the age of consent, toughening laws against discrimination, introducing the Disability Discrimination Act, minimum wage and independent investigation and adjudication of complaints against the police.

In Northern Ireland the equalised age of consent was reduced to 16 in 2008.

In 1998, the House of Lords threw out an amendment to the Crime and Disorder Bill that would have equalised the age of consent at 16.

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A safeguard was created when the age of sexual consent was equalised at 16: now contained in SOA 2003 ss 16 - 19, this left sexual activity with a 16 - or 17 - year - old illegal if it constituted «abuse of a position of trust», typified by sex between teacher and pupil.