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| How many more reports on sex education do we need making the same recommendations for the government to take action (Sex education in schools is inadequate, say MPs, 13 September). The women and equalities committee report is yet another in a long line to make the recommendation for “age-appropriate sex and relationship education to be compulsory in primary and secondary schools and for clear national government guidance on the issue”. | How many more reports on sex education do we need making the same recommendations for the government to take action (Sex education in schools is inadequate, say MPs, 13 September). The women and equalities committee report is yet another in a long line to make the recommendation for “age-appropriate sex and relationship education to be compulsory in primary and secondary schools and for clear national government guidance on the issue”. |
| Earlier this year Middlesex University published research in collaboration with the Office of the Children’s Commissioner and NSPCC, and called for safe spaces where children can freely discuss the full range of issues related to sex, relationships and the accessibility of online pornography in the digital age. It is especially positive that last week’s report highlights the links between online pornography, sexual harassment, violence and relationships, and sex education. These are links that those working in the field have known about for years but are regularly ignored. Building children’s digital resilience is vital. We need to enhance their awareness and understanding of the pressures they experience and ensure that sex (on- and offline) is placed in the context of respectful relationships based on mutual consent.Dr Miranda HorvathAssociate professor of forensic psychology, Middlesex University | Earlier this year Middlesex University published research in collaboration with the Office of the Children’s Commissioner and NSPCC, and called for safe spaces where children can freely discuss the full range of issues related to sex, relationships and the accessibility of online pornography in the digital age. It is especially positive that last week’s report highlights the links between online pornography, sexual harassment, violence and relationships, and sex education. These are links that those working in the field have known about for years but are regularly ignored. Building children’s digital resilience is vital. We need to enhance their awareness and understanding of the pressures they experience and ensure that sex (on- and offline) is placed in the context of respectful relationships based on mutual consent.Dr Miranda HorvathAssociate professor of forensic psychology, Middlesex University |
| • British-based commercial pornography sites are already required to have an age verification system which keeps out under-18s (When did pornography become sex education, 14 September). However, most porn sites are based overseas. The relevant parts of the digital economy bill now before parliament will apply a similar standard to them. How sites verify someone’s age will have to be approved by the proposed new regulator, but there is no doubt that technologies exist which will allow that to happen without anyone having to hand over details of their credit card – credit card numbers provide a very direct way of identifying a specific person, their home address and so on. All porn sites need to know before granting viewing rights is “is this person over 18?”. Third-party companies can vouchsafe that information and confirm it to a porn site via a highly secure encrypted file which renders no other information about the individual.John CarrLondon | • British-based commercial pornography sites are already required to have an age verification system which keeps out under-18s (When did pornography become sex education, 14 September). However, most porn sites are based overseas. The relevant parts of the digital economy bill now before parliament will apply a similar standard to them. How sites verify someone’s age will have to be approved by the proposed new regulator, but there is no doubt that technologies exist which will allow that to happen without anyone having to hand over details of their credit card – credit card numbers provide a very direct way of identifying a specific person, their home address and so on. All porn sites need to know before granting viewing rights is “is this person over 18?”. Third-party companies can vouchsafe that information and confirm it to a porn site via a highly secure encrypted file which renders no other information about the individual.John CarrLondon |