Who know's what goes through a teenager's head? But you can bet that relationships and sex are quite regular features. And who can blame them? They get enough exposure through TV, magazines, friends and the internet.
Jump to content. This factsheet summarises some of the key points of UK law relating to sexual behaviour. It does not constitute legal advice. The age of consent to any form of sexual activity is 16 for both men and women. The age of consent is the same regardless of the gender or sexual orientation of a person and whether the sexual activity is between people of the same or different gender. It is an offence for anyone to have any sexual activity with a person under the age of
British teenagers are far less likely to have sex while underage than those born just a decade earlier, a study has found. One in 30 3. The researchers used data from the Millennium Cohort Study, which is following 11, people in the UK born between September and
Sexual feelings, attractions, fantasies and desires affect virtually all people from at least puberty onwards. The average age of puberty for girls in the UK is 12 to 13, 13 to 14 for boys. In common with other aspects of development, the age at which puberty occurs varies widely from person to person. It is normal for the onset of puberty in different individuals to start as young as 8 or to be delayed until 16 or