Our senior researcher Piers Shepherd was asked to comment on this article in the Scottish Mail on Sunday about new government guidance on underage sex, amid claims that it effectively lowers the age of consent in Scotland to just 13.Although it is illegal for under 16s to have sex, the SNP guidance for police, teachers and social workers says that parents should not automatically be told if their children are engaging in sexual activity.
Piers said: “It is effectively a charter for underage sex.”
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