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Age and The Law
The UK Law Regarding Minors Leaving Home
- Although you're still considered a minor at the age of 16, the government believes that you are mature enough to make some decisions about your life for yourself, before you're 18, that's why the age of consent in the UK is 16. In the majority of circumstances, you can leave home without your parent or guardian's specific consent. However this isn'...
Things to Note
- Should you decide to leave home against your parent's (or anyone else with parental responsibility's) consent, there's nothing to say they that they won't seek court or Police action to try to forc...
- Please don't make any immediate or life changing decisions by yourself, talk to people that you know you can trust and who you know have your best interest and personal safety at heart, al…
- Should you decide to leave home against your parent's (or anyone else with parental responsibility's) consent, there's nothing to say they that they won't seek court or Police action to try to forc...
- Please don't make any immediate or life changing decisions by yourself, talk to people that you know you can trust and who you know have your best interest and personal safety at heart, always seek...
- For more information relevant to this subject please visit the "Young People and Family" section of Citizen's Advice's official website.
- The CCLC offers free legal information and advice on child, family and education law in England to children, young people, their families, carers and professionals. You can get legal i…
Useful Resources
- Citizen's Advice website: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
- Child Law Advice: https://childlawadvice.org.uk/
- Children and young people's mental health services (CYPMHS): https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/mental-health-services-for-young-people/children-young-people-mental-health-servi...
- Citizen's Advice website: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
- Child Law Advice: https://childlawadvice.org.uk/
- Children and young people's mental health services (CYPMHS): https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/mental-health-services-for-young-people/children-young-people-mental-health-servi...
- Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/
Comments
- ....on September 08, 2020: I am 13 I want move out into a flat because I don't have any rights I dont have a world in my household Megan Ellison June 18, 2020: I am 16 and will be turning 17 on december 11th the reason i wanna leave home is because my brother keeps starting and he is vilant when drunk he hits people and threatens them but every time he does it my mum always f…