There has been an anxious response from the schools sector to plans that could see teachers and other education professionals jailed if they fail to protect children from sexual exploitation.
Prime minister David Cameron unveiled a package of new measures to tackle the child sexual exploitation crisis that has hit a number of towns and cities across the country.
His core proposal is to make it a criminal offence for teachers, education staff, councillors, and social workers to “wilfully neglect” victims of (and those at risk of) child sexual abuse. Those found to be guilty could face up to five years in jail.
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