Public Schools’ Attitude To Abuse Strengthens Case For Mandatory Reporting
In the past three years more than 35 public schools have been embroiled in child abuse allegations with claims arising that a number of elite institutions are adopting a nonchalant attitude to child abuse in a bid to protect their reputations. The findings, which came after a Sunday Times investigation, have strengthened calls for mandatory
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Leading Child Abuse Lawyer Commends Mandatory Reporting Consultation
As the deadline for responses to a government consultation on the reporting and acting on child abuse and neglect looms, a leading child abuse lawyer has re-iterated the need for mandatory reporting to be introduced to the UK. Peter Garsden, Head of Abuse Law at Simpson Millar, said that Britain is lagging behind the rest
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BBC Savile Report shows the need for Mandatory Reporting
The publication of the report of the Dame Janet Smith Jimmy Savile Report into the abuse committed by him at the BBC, 2 themes have dealt with many issues but the newspapers have highlighted 2 themes so far:- Tony Blackburn is sacked for an incident involving a girl who committed suicide shortly after disclosing the
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Mandatory Reporting for Jehovah’s Witnesses?
Mandatory Reporting has popped again recently in that I am giving my opinion on the Moral Maze tonight on Radio 4 under the title “Turning a Blind Eye and the Law”. If you read the synopsis the debate will center around how the police are not stopping people for using a mobile phone in cars,
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Knowl View report and council cover up reinforces the need for Mandatory Reporting
Leading abuse lawyer, Peter Garsden, speaking this morning on BBC Radio Manchester, has once again called for the introduction of a Mandatory Reporting law for reporting suspected or known child abuse. This comes after the recent revelation by health professional Phil Shepherd, who reported widespread child abuse at a school for vulnerable boys back in the early
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‘Without Mandatory Reporting credible and reliable child protection is undeliverable.’ say charities.
Failing to report child abuse in a school, hospital, church, or sports club operated by a national body is not a crime in England, Wales and Scotland, although it is in Northern Ireland. The Mandate Now coalition of survivor charities is calling for reporting of child abuse to become mandatory in England, and also the
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Daniel Pelka’s death shows need for mandatory reporting
Survivor charities are calling on Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education, to act now to help prevent further abuses of children which can lead to the tragic consequences presented in the Daniel Pelka case. NAPAC (the National Association for People Abused in Childhood), The Survivors Trust, Respond, Survivors UK and Innocence in Danger are
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Abuse charities backed by Abuselaw, issue Mandatory Report Press Release
Peter Garsden, acting on behalf of ACAL (Association of Child Abuse Lawyers) of which he is President, and Innocence in Danger, whom he assists and supports, is calling for Mandatory Reporting of child abuse. He spoke of this in October 2012 at an Innocence in Danger symposium. Since then he has helped co-ordinate other survivor
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Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse report findings ‘damning’
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse report was published today further to the Ampleforth and Downside hearings held last November and December which considered the nature and extent of child sexual abuse by individuals associated with the English Benedictine Congregation, and any failures by them or the Roman Catholic Church to protect children from
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Leading Abuse Lawyer Calls on FA to Support Clubs Caught up in Allegations
Speaking after former football coach Barry Bennell was charged with eight further counts of non-recent child sexual abuse, leading child abuse lawyer Peter Garsden – who is head of one of the country’s largest specialist abuse departments at Simpson Millar LLP – is calling for the FA to offer clubs indemnity to ensure that abuse
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