Proposes to lower the sexual minimum age – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country


Today, law professor and head of the Criminal Code Council Linda Gröning handed over the Criminal Code Council’s report. The council recommends a new provision on sexual intercourse without consent. – The majority of the Sexual Offenses Committee proposes that the minimum sexual age be lowered from 16 to 15, the report states. The council also recommends a new provision on sexual intercourse without consent. – Sexual intercourse must always be voluntary. This is the reason why the Government in the Hurdal platform has announced that it will put forward a proposal for a consent act, says Minister of Justice and Emergency Preparedness Emilie Enger Mehl (Sp) in a press release. NTB also writes that the council will decriminalize sex purchases that are not covered by the law’s ban on sexual offences.



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