UNITED KINGDOM
Church Times
by Hattie Williams
Posted: 12 May 2017
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.
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