Mandatory sex abuse reporting - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 15 Jul 2019 04:42:27 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Mandatory sex abuse reporting - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Archbishop of Canterbury calls for mandatory reporting of sexual abuse https://cathnews.co.nz/2019/07/15/archbishop-canterbury-mandatory-reporting-sexual-abuse/ Mon, 15 Jul 2019 07:51:51 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=119406 The archbishop of Canterbury has thrown his weight behind calls for the government to make the reporting of sexual abuse of children and vulnerable adults mandatory. Justin Welby told the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA): "I am convinced that we need to move to mandatory reporting for regulated activities." Regulated activities cover areas Read more

Archbishop of Canterbury calls for mandatory reporting of sexual abuse... Read more]]> The archbishop of Canterbury has thrown his weight behind calls for the government to make the reporting of sexual abuse of children and vulnerable adults mandatory.

Justin Welby told the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA): "I am convinced that we need to move to mandatory reporting for regulated activities."

Regulated activities cover areas where professionals come into routine contact with children and vulnerable adults, such as teaching, healthcare and sporting activities. In a church context, this would cover clergy and youth leaders. Read more

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