At 10

• You can be convicted of a criminal offence.
• If you are a boy, you can be convicted of a sexual offence, including rape.
• You can have your ears pierced, but your parent may have to be with you.
• You can choose your own religion.

At 12

• You can be remanded into a secure unit for persistent offending.
• You can be sentenced to a secure training centre for persistent offending.
• You can be placed on an electronically monitored curfew while you're awaiting a court decision.

At 13

• You can have a part-time job, with some restrictions.

At 14

• You can enter a pub, but you can't buy or drink alcohol, only soft drinks
• You can be fined £20 for not fastening your seatbelt while in a moving car

At 15

• You may be remanded to a remand centre or prison to await trial.
• If you are convicted of a criminal offence you can be fined up to £1000 and sentenced to detention.
• You can see a 15 category film or rent and buy a 15 category video.

At 16

• You can leave school the last Friday of June of year 11.
• You can work full time if you have left school and have a National Insurance number.
• You can consent to sexual relations.
• You can be married or live together with a parent's permission.
• You can be prosecuted for having sex with someone
  who is under 16
• You can apply for your own passport with a parent’s consent.

At 17

• You can hold a driver’s licence and apply for a motorcycle licence.
• You can be interviewed by the police without an appropriate adult being present.
• A care order can no longer be made on you.

At 18

• You are the age of majority.
• You can have a tattoo or body piercing.
• You can change your name.
• You can get a cheque card and credit card.
• You can vote and be called for jury service.
• You can buy and drink alcohol in a bar.
• You can get married, enter a civil partnership or live together without parental consent.