Mandatory reporting of all sexually active under-13s

doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7524.1083-a

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Reporting is a public health imperative

Somasundari Gopalakrishnan, honorary observership (somla@tiscali.co.uk),
R Nicholas Pugh, consultant public health

Walsall Teaching Primary Care Trust, Walsall, West Midlands WS1 1TE
Walsall Teaching Primary Care Trust, Walsall, West Midlands WS1 1TE

EDITOR—We write with reference to the editorial by Bastable and Sheather.1 The consultation document from the Department for Education and Skills outlines the principles of sharing information about sexually active youngsters among the agencies that deal with them. Although the intentions of this proposed legislation are good, the intricacies of its application make it impractical. Some of these problems …