 The male homosexual age of consent in the United Kingdom was set at 21 in the Sexual Offences Act of 1967 (following the recommendations of the Wolfenden Report), then lowered to 18 in the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, and finally lowered to 16 in England & Wales and Scotland in the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act of 2000.Currently, the age of consent for penetrative sex, oral sex and mutual masturbation in the United Kingdom is 16 years.If any individual has sex with someone under this age, then he or she may be charged with a criminal offence and may receive a 14-year prison sentence or if they are under 18 a 5-year prison sentence.