UNITED KINGDOM
Church Times
by Tim Wyatt
Posted: 06 Mar 2015
CLERICS and other church workers should be sent to prison if they fail to act to protect children suffering from sexual abuse, the Churches’ Child Protection Advisory Service (CCPAS) has said.
CCPAS welcomed the Prime Minister’s calls on Tuesday for a new offence of wilful neglect to be introduced to hold public-sector officials, such as social workers or teachers, to account if they act to protect the reputation of an institution or individual rather than to stop child …
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