Underage sex: if she is under 13 he could get life imprisonment – it is classed as “statutory rape”. There is no defence to this charge – even if a boy says the girl was willing or that he thought she was older than she was, it would not matter.
Having a PASS accredited card demonstrates that your age and personal details have been verified by your card issuer and that you are who you say you are. By producing your PASS card you should be able to obtain the products and services that you are legally entitled to, and also means that you don’t need to carry valuable documents such as your driving licence or passport.
Underage sex: if she is 13-15, the boy could go to prison for two years even if she agrees. The law sees it as sexual assault – a criminal offence.
The Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) is the UK’s national proof of age accreditation scheme, endorsed by the Home Office, the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), the Security Industry Authority (SIA) and the Trading Standards Institute (TSI). PASS accredited identification cards carry the distinctive PASS logo in a hologram and are available for all ages.
You must be 16 or over to legally have sex. This is called the “age of consent”; in the eyes of the law we are unable to give informed consent to sex when still a child.
In a car crash you are twice as likely to die if you don’t wear a seatbelt. Drivers with no seatbelt face on-the-spot fines of £60. If prosecuted, the maximum fine is £500.
Possession of Cannabis carries a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison and a fine; supplying others – even if you give it away for free – has a maximum 14 years imprisonment and an unlimited fine.
Child Maintenance is a mandatory payment paid by the parent who does not have day-to-day care of the child, payable weekly or monthly until the child is at least 16 years old. The money comes out of your wages or benefits before you receive them.
Contracts are legally-binding agreements, meaning that you must fulfil the terms of the contract otherwise legal action may be taken against you.
Drink driving carries penalties of 6 months imprisonment, a £5000 fine and a 3-year driving ban. Killing someone through careless driving is 14 years imprisonment.