Entry #13713: Equal age of consent in Guernsey

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RegionGuernsey
IssueEqual age of consent
StatusEqual
Start DateNov 5, 2012
End Date(none)
DescriptionAge of consent for homosexual acts was subsequently changed to 18 in 2000, and to 16 by the Sexual Offenses (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Law of 2011.

Legislation to this effect was passed in the same year and came into force on November 5, 2012.
Sourceshttps://www.jurist.org/commentary/2012/11/paul-johnson-guernsey-homosexuality/


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Original entry
StatusEqual
Start DateNov 5, 2012
End Date(none)
DescriptionAge of consent for homosexual acts was subsequently changed to 18 in 2000, and to 16 by the Sexual Offenses (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Law of 2011. Legislation to this effect was passed in the same year and came into force on November 5, 2012.
Sourceshttps://www.jurist.org/commentary/2012/11/paul-johnson-guernsey-homosexuality/