‘Romeo and Juliet’ clause exempts consensual teenage relationships from child abuse reporting in England

Dispensation means teachers not obliged to inform authorities about children’s sexual activity in all instancesTeachers will not have to inform on sexually active teenagers under a new legal duty to report child abuse after a novel “Romeo and Juliet” exemption received cross-party support.A new crime and policing bill obliges professionals in England, including teachers and healthworkers, to report suspicions of child sexual abuse to the police or local authority in an attempt