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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Megan Howe

GPs 'should not have to report every case of underage sexual activity' says British Medical Association

GPs should not have to report every case of underage sexual activity they become aware of to police, the British Medical Association has told MPs.

The union has raised “serious concerns” about government proposals to mandate such blanket reporting, as they said it was “common” for children under the age of 16 to be sexually active with people two years older than them, despite this being classed as statutory rape.

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