Details of plans to tackle grooming gangs will be set out by the Government in the coming days
People working with children in England will be put under a new legal duty to report “signs or suspicions” of sexual abuse, the Home Secretary has said. The Government is expected to set out details of plans in the coming days to tackle grooming gangs and better protect children.
Writing in the Mail on Sunday, Suella Braverman said that the inquiry “recommended that the Government should introduce a mandatory duty for professionals with safeguarding responsibilities to report any signs or suspicions of such abuse”. Mandatory reporting is a legal requirement to report knowledge or suspicions of a crime. Writing in the paper, Ms Braverman said: “Our safeguarding professionals, such as teachers and social workers, are valued public servants who play a vital role in protecting and nurturing future generations.
But she says the duty must be strengthened in legislation to “ensure those who fail to do so face the full force of the law”.
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