Children as young as 14 are to be asked explicit questions about their sexual experiences by the Scottish Government – a move blasted by The Christian Institute. Among the intrusive questions is one which asks pupils to indicate whether they have engaged in any of a series of listed sex acts. The Institute’s Deputy Director for Public Affairs, Simon Calvert, called the census “creepy, intrusive and highly inappropriate”. West Lothian Council, which has refused to send the census out, cited “significant concerns” with its content. The Scottish Conservative children’s spokeswoman, Meghan Gallacher, said: “A number of questions are overly intrusive and inappropriate for children to answer.

Source: The Times December 08, 2021 21:29 UTC