Our youth service provides free sexual health advice and condoms to young people, including those under the age of 16. I'm worried as a couple of the young people who access this provision are in relationships with much older men. Should I say something?
The Fraser Guidelines were created to assess young people's competence in relation to health staff offering contraceptive advice and support to those under the age of 16. They offer an assessment checklist for all organisations that support young people to be sexually healthy.
Ensuring a young person's health and wellbeing is paramount, and this includes striking a balance between protecting them from pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections and keeping them safe from predatory adults.
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