By Sarah Womack, Social Affairs Correspondent
Last Updated: 2:05am GMT 17/03/2007
Last Updated: 2:05am GMT 17/03/2007
Children as young as 13 who are sexually active should not automatically be reported to the police, the Children's Commissioner for England said yesterday.
Prof Sir Albert Aynsley-Green said nurses, teachers and youth workers must follow Government guidelines published last April which state that while there is a "presumption" that information is passed on to social workers or police, decisions should be made using individual discretion on a case by case basis.
He spoke after Brook, the sexual health charity, said ministers must intervene to ensure that the current guidance, which was causing confusion and leading to automatic reporting, did not deter children from seeking advice.
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