UNITED KINGDOM
Daily Mail
Esther Rantzen leads calls for law to compel doctors, teachers and social workers to report suspected cases of child abuse
Childline founder Esther Rantzen is leading calls for a law to compel doctors, teachers and social workers to report suspected cases of child abuse – or face imprisonment or a fine.
Ms Rantzen, along with MPs and lawyers representing the victims of Jimmy Savile, believe decades of cover-ups and scandals – including those involving Baby P, Daniel Pelka and the grooming of children in Rochdale – would have been prevented if professionals had been legally obliged to pass on their concerns.
Similar systems already operate in Australia, the US and Ireland, and campaigners want to add mandatory reporting to the Children and Families Bill currently going through Parliament.
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