Child sexual abuse has been found to take place in most major UK religions, according to the latest report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. Some religious organisations were found to have no child protection policies in place at all. 

IICSA found “blatant hypocrisy” and “shocking failings” among religious organisations purporting to teach right from wrong and yet failing to prevent or respond to child sexual abuse.

The Child protection in religious organisations and settings report examines evidence received from 38 religious organisations in England and Wales. The investigation followed on from those into the Anglican and Catholic Churches already conducted by the inquiry

The report recommends that all religious organisations should have a child protection policy and that the government should legislate to amend the definition of full-time education, to bring any setting that is the pupil’s primary place of education within the scope of a registered school, and…