An Elgin doctor has been suspended for not reporting a 14 year-old girl who came to him with an STD to social workers.

Great! So if you do have under-age sex, and have the misfortune to be infected with an STD as a result of it, the powers that be at NHS Grampian expect the doctors to summon up social workers (and no doubt some angry parents).

Which leads to that great law of unintended consequences - those who do have underage sex (let's face it, some do) and are infected cannot have it treated. Rampant chlamydia all round!