As reported by Sky News, conventional sex education failing as MPs highlight surge in STIs and reliance on online sources for sexual information
Young people are learning about sex from online pornography because conventional sex education is “failing” them, MPs have said, amid a surge of sexually transmitted infections.
The Women and Equalities Committee said that there is an “unacceptable risk of harm” from online information about sex and sexual health because of an “absence of authoritative advice”.
MPs said there is “compelling evidence that relationships and sex education is failing young people” and the benefits of condom use “must be a key part of the curriculum”.
They also criticised the government for “failing to heed warnings”, with funding for sexual health services reducing year-on-year.
In their report, the committee found that gonorrhoea cases rose to 82,592 in 2022 – the highest number since records began in 1918.
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