§ Mr. LeighTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans there are to lower the statutory age at which a person can be prosecuted for rape. [69756]
§ Hilary BennNone. The statutory age at which a person can be prosecuted for rape is 10 (which is also the age of criminal responsibility). The age was lowered from 14 to 10 by the Sexual Offences Act 1993.