This is a vague memory,
but I think it's still statutory rape if there's more than a 2 year age-gap between partners -- ie, you're not prosecuting 16 year-old-boys for knocking 14-year-old girls, but it's a different story if they're nobbed by their maths teacher.
Quite sensible really.
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Quite sensible really.