Pressure Group Accuses C of E of Failures in Reporting Abuse

By Hattie Williams
Church Times
May 11, 2017

https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2017/12-may/news/uk/pressure-group-accuses-c-of-e-of-failures-in-reporting-abuse

A PRESSURE group that campaigns for mandatory reporting of suspected or known child abuse in the UK has criticised the Church of England for prioritising its reputation over the protection of children.

The group, Mandate Now, is supporting an ongoing government consultation, Reporting and Acting on Child Abuse, which was tabled by Baroness Walmsley in 2014 as an amendment to the Serious Crimes Act 2015. It was supported at the time by the former lead Bishop on Safeguarding, the Bishop ...