Speaking at the charity Brook’s annual conference, Anne Milton said the government would be working with professionals in the sector to produce the plans.
"[Brook’s national director] Simon Blake will be a member of the new sexual health forum that we have set up in the Department of Health (DoH)," she explained. "That forum is going to come up with the new sexual health strategy."
Milton told delegates that the DoH is working closely with the Department for Education (DfE) on sexual health and young people, adding that the DfE’s youth policy document is likely to outline how sex and relationships education (SRE) should be delivered in schools later this year.
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