Mandatory RSE for under 18s

16–19-year-olds experience the highest rates of domestic abuse of any age group.

That’s shocking.

It's clear that young people need the right education and guidance to recognise unhealthy relationships, challenge harmful attitudes, and stay safe.

At a time when damaging and misogynistic content is increasingly accessible online, that education is more important than ever. Yet compulsory relationships and sex education currently ends at 16.

The Unofficial Curriculum exposes the harmful lessons young people learn online when formal RSE ends.

I’m proud to support Alistair Strathern's Bill to make relationships and sex education mandatory until the age of 18.

I’m committed to supporting the Government’s work to end violence against women and girls, and this work is an important step to achieving that.