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  • Leaving home.

    I know of a young lad of 16 who has not had a happy home life. He has now moved out of the family home to live with a man aged about 26. There is no suggestion whatever that any impropriety is taking place. It is just a case of a decent young man helping a friend out. His parents know all about what is happening but are glad he is out of the house. As the young lad is a juvenile, what if anything has the law to say about this? The young lad seems very happy and says that he has a nice room of his own. They are both committed Christians.
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    Re: Leaving home.

    At 16, teenagers can:
    • Apply for legal aid
    • Receive a community sentence called a Youth Rehabilitation Order
    • Be detained in custody (but not in an adult jail) under a Detention and Training Order - the maximum term is two years but some of this will be served under supervision in the community

    A young person found guilty of a serious crime, such as murder or serious assault, can be detained for longer periods.
    16 year olds and relationships
    • Have sex, gay or straight, as long as their partner is also 16+ (or 17+ in NI)
    • Move out of the family home (but if under 17, social services may apply for a care order)
    • Rent accomodation (but an adult guarantor is required)
    • Get married (with parental consent)

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    Medical treatment
    • Give consent to medical, dental and surgical treatment
    • Choose their own doctor
    • Pay prescription charges - unless pregnant, on income support or in full-time education (law differs in Wales)

    Study, work, benefits and money
    • Get free full-time education (at school, sixth form college and city technology college)
    • Access school records
    • Claim benefits and get a National Insurance number (this should be sent automatically a few weeks before their 16th birthday)
    • Join the armed forces (with consent of parents or carers)
    • Work as a street trader and/or sell scrap metal
    • Earn the minimum wage
    • Claim child tax credit if responsible for at least one child
    • Invest in a cash ISA

    NB: The law was recently changed regarding compulsory education - from September 2013, young people must stay in education until they are 17. In 2015, it will rise again to age 18.
    Useful links on other websites


    Leisure
    • Drink beer or cider with a meal in a pub or hotel (but can't be the person buying it)
    • Do the football pools and play the National Lottery
    • Buy Premium Bonds
    • Fly a glider
    • Order their own passport

    Driving
    • Ride a moped with a maximum engine power of 50cc (and a provisional licence), drive an invalid vehicle (with a licence) and a mowing machine or small tractor.
    • Drive a car if receiving mobility allowance

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    • #3
      Re: Leaving home.

      There would be nothing wrong if the two were boyfriends. "Impropriety" indeed?

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      • #4
        Re: Leaving home.

        Thanks stephenLS. I had overlooked the fact that such would not now be illegal.

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