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.
Very little detail has been revealed of what the law would entail, but the plan would see an extension of the criminal offence of "wilful neglect" of patients that was introduced last year.
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