UNITED KINGDOM
Community Care
Social workers aware of allegations likely to have been under “extreme pressure to keep quiet”, says association’s professional officer
by Rachel Schraer on July 9, 2014
An amnesty for whistleblowers on institutional child abuse has been backed by the British Association of Social Workers (BASW), after the government announced an inquiry into historic abuse claims.
BASW professional officer Nushra Mansuri said protection from sanctions for social workers and other professionals who were aware of historic abuse allegations may encourage them to come forward.
Her comments follow a call from MP for Rochdale, Simon Danczuk for an “amnesty” for whistle blowers on child abuse to come forward to the government’s inquiry about cover-ups by their employers.
Mansuri said: “It is my belief that those working in child protection services that were aware of these allegations were probably under extreme pressure to keep quiet.”
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