22/5/19 bbc3cr - The Rt Hon Dame Cheryl MP names a QC, now a sitting Judge, who misled the court in the trial or R v. R.P Wright of Caldicott School that resulted in the delay of all further cases stemming from the school following broadcast of 'Chosen'
More coverage in print media tomorrow.  The damage caused by Bright QC, and his instructing solicitors Blaser Mills who also named in Gillan's speech, was astounding. 
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r4Sunday 21/4/19 - Vincent Nichols on child abuse in the Catholic Church and its treatment of victims. But answers came there none
Emily Buchanan tried hard to get answers from Nichols to very simple and sensible questions.  Nichols remained obdurate, but then he's a company man.
2m Apr 25, 2019
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BBCRadioStoke 22/3/19 - Crewe Alexandra's cut n'paste safeguarding policy needs to be scrapped.
Mandate Now is a pressure group. See our CAFC review here : https://bit.ly/2UW8kSw
5m Mar 22, 2019
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bbcr4 'Sunday' 10/3/19 - Christopher Pearson Chair of the National Catholic Safeguarding Commission stating that in England and Wales the Church has mandatory reporting - except it doesn't.
Please note Mr Pearson says that 'we are expected to refer any allegation of abuse to the statutory authorities.' N.B. he is correct to say it is (professionally) expected but it is certainly not mandatory either by the Catholic Church or in statutory legislation.
19s Mar 19, 2019
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bbcr4 'Sunday' 17/3/19 - Meg Munn Chair National Safeguarding Panel @churchofengland. Contradictions, misinformation and safeguarding fantasy - all in 6 minutes.
Ms Munn's replies to questions about Mandatory Reporting were fantasy rather than fact. Each can be controverted with evidence. Perhaps the addiction to fantasy is why the Church is in such deep safeguarding trouble. With the BBC providing Ms Munn a 'free pass' to speak such nonsense and therefore control the narrative, things will not change any time soon. Ms Munn's 'understanding' is that th...
6m Mar 17, 2019
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R4Sunday 3/3/19 - Interview with Patrick Raggett about his experience of taking the Catholic Church to court.
The press report of the case is here : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20267571 The interview that follows Mr Raggett's is with Mr Christopher Pearson of the National Catholic Safeguarding Commission. He claims MR already exists within the Church in England and Wales. In almost the next line he says incidents are 'expected' to be reported. Danny Sullivan also claimed the Church had...
10m Mar 16, 2019
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RC-A8 gives evidence to #IICSA #EBChearing and describes the beatings, child cruelty and sexual abuse he experienced @stbenedicts.
He describes his dread of going to school and then of returning home. He said he died inside at St Benedict's. In his closing comments he said he wants the introduction of mandatory reporting (As per amendment 43 as drafted by Mandate Now for Baroness Walmsley). In our submission to the inquiry, the draft MR proposal has evolved thanks to empirical evidence and practice in common law jurisdicti...
39m Feb 04, 2019
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IICSA 4/2/19 #EBChearing - Opening statement from Richard Scorer representing many core participants at St Benedict's School Ealing
The safeguarding v. reputation conflict within the Charity Commission is raised. Poor quality inspections by the Independent Schools Inspectorate. The DfE has no regulatory powers when faced with an independent school that does not prioritise safeguarding. Lord Carlile's report seen as conflicted with significant public relations component.
16m Feb 04, 2019
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#r4today 14/12/18 - Catherine Pepinster - 'Thought for the day' on the appearance of Vincent Nichols @inquiryCSA
Ms Pepinster wills the end without the means. The Church emotes constantly when caught, yet delivers no catalyst for change.
3m Dec 14, 2018
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HoC 27/11/14 - Karen Bradley (HO) announces 'historic' dropped from #CSA Public Inquiry title
1m Dec 10, 2018
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PMQ's 28.11.18 - Tracy Brabin MP - will the PM commit to introduce MR across all institutions including the @churchofengland?
PM suggested there is evidence of 'genuine cases' not being given resources as a result of #MR. Where's that evidence PM? We'll wave you goodbye knowing we will never see you again, it does not exist. Here is evidence from 1989 which shows the opposite : (i) https://bit.ly/2KFx518 (ii) https://bit.ly/2ztNSA1
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r4today 14/11/18 - Whistleblowing in the NHS. But the weaknesses discussed in this i/v are present in most institutions.
No institution can be trusted to investigate its whistleblowers. The strong tendency is to ignore disclosures and discredit the whistler. Should a whistleblower then be asked to sign an NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement), it reveals a hostile culture towards staff who wish to raise concerns.
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r5Live 4/11/18 Sportsweek - Tracey Crouch post resignation i/v. Safeguarding: 'there are vulnerabilities in system!' The former Minister clearly does not recognise that the 'framework' works against functioning safeguarding + good staff trying their best
Tracey Crouch was "struck by how sport felt it needed to do something" about safeguarding. It's notable that Govt doesn't. Functioning safeguarding is disabled by the absence of #MR
2m Nov 05, 2018
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r4today 08.00 news bulletin 22/10/18 - Aus PM apology and calls for tougher laws for failing to report abuse. Meanwhile in Eng + Wal there is no law to report abuse (#MandatoryReporting), the DfE is still looking for the light switch
Some form of Mandatory Reporting exists in the majority of jurisdictions on all four continents 72% of Asia, 77% of Africa, 86% of Europe, 90% of the Americas. The DfE is still looking for the light switch.
2m Oct 22, 2018
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#r4today 22/10/18 - Aus PM apology to #CSA survivors. i/v with David Hill, a child migrant who gave evidence to IICSA
Mr Hill is deeply critical of the British Govt which has not responded to the child migrant recommendations made by IICSA in March. Also critical of the payment dilution and barriers introduced in the Aus financial redress scheme.
4m Oct 22, 2018
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bbc #newsnight 15/10/18 #Commonsabuse: self-regulation won't work, scrap limitation, abuse is not historical, more women than men abused | Does this sound familiar IICSA?
#IICSA report is likely to share similarities. This #CSA research https://bit.ly/2OZSMNX shows boys and girls are abused almost equally in childhood.  Dame Laura Cox may be interested in the reasons why because they may also apply to why her review heard from far more women than men.
2m Oct 16, 2018
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3/10/18 - Conservative Party Conference. AGO Rt Hon Geoffrey Cox was delighted at the attendance for his speech, note his observation about the rule of law.
In her speech the Prime Minister claimed that the courts are incorruptible https://bit.ly/2CdJjMk. It's a bold statement.
21s Oct 14, 2018
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BBCr4 Sunday 30/9/18 - Breaking the Seal of the Confessional, a report from Australia following #CARoyalComm recommendations to lift the seal.
Leone Sheedy CEO of CLAN is clear:  'We live in a secular country, it's not run by Catholics, its a secular nation. You don't want to abide by our laws, take your religion and go back to the Vatican where your headquarters are.' (Care Leavers Australia and New Zealand) http://www.clan.org.au/
7m Sep 30, 2018
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BBC3cr 27/9/18 - Early #MRseminar Interview by Mandate Now following the 'waterfall' which stopped the seminar at IICSA's Pocock Street venue. Cue cricketing metaphors.
A waterfall truncates a seminar that has been allocated a blink in time to discuss a subject that is complex and which needs to be conducted in public. Discussions behind closed doors by those who speak the same language and want the status quo retained, will fail us all.
6m Sep 29, 2018
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LBC 3/9/18 - Grenfell update. Two key points relevant to IICSA (i) Interim reports (ii) the questioning of witnesses by lawyers for CP victims. Leslie Thomas QC said victims felt like bystanders to an investigation of their own tragedy
Leslie Thomas QC at 2'.11". An excellent point made about questioning of witnesses. He cited precedent from multiple public inquiries. The same is needed at IICSA which has seen some lacklustre questioning of witnesses . Increasingly it has the look and feel of a Public Inquiry that may have a pre-defined outcome that's acceptable. The important matter of interim recommendation/s, particularly ...
6m Sep 06, 2018
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BBCrUlster 31/8/18: Mandatory reporting in confession. Richard Scorer discusses with Alban Maginness, now retired SDLP MLA, hosted by William Crawley
With the CARoyalComm recommending MR of #CSA disclosed in confession, the subject is discussed in NI which has had a blunt form of #MR since 2005 via Section 5(1) of the Criminal Law Act (1967). It provides a criminal offence of failing to disclose an arrestable offence to the police which de facto includes most offences against children.
21m Aug 31, 2018
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SkyNews 26/8/18 - @MsDingle reviews newspaper coverage of the Pope's visit to Ireland and demonstrates a profound ignorance of #CSA and clerical abuse. "Why are you calling them survivors - did they nearly die? No!"
@MsDingle seems keen to put #CSA back in the box. She says 'abuse is in the past' and 'figures of abuse are relentlessly exaggerated.' Sexual abuse is an obsession with 'sex.' "Why are you calling them survivors - did they nearly die? No!" 'I'm all for the prosecution of people who are guilty of horrendous sex crimes against young people.' If they are 'guilty of the crime then a prosecution ...
4m Aug 26, 2018
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bbcr4Sunday 19/8/18 - Donald Findlater of @stopitnow informing listeners that the CofE safeguarding 'is in a rather different position now,' and that training and policies will significantly improve child protection in the church
Donald ("anything but mandatory reporting") Findlater has been repeating the same ineffective narrative for >15 years and somehow getting paid for it. Retirement beckons.
1m Aug 19, 2018
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bbcr4Sunday 19/8/18 - excellent interview with Mark Stibbe about the grooming and abuse perpetrated on him by John #Smyth who died last week
An intense interview. Where's Welby?
6m Aug 19, 2018
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#r4today 13/8/18: Following the death of John #Smyth, the Today programme reports on the damaging 'blanking' of abusees by @churchofengland and the Titus Trust, formerly the Iwerne Trust
It is now known there are at least 87 victims of Smyth's beatings. The Iwere network could have stopped Smyth anytime in the last 36 years. You can read more here : https://bit.ly/2w5ob6b
7m Aug 13, 2018
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#wato 9/8/18 - John O'Brian of IICSA suggests that separation of Governance at Benedictine schools will deliver material improvement to safeguarding. It won't, but #MR law will
IICSA's suggestion is disconnected from reality. It's either suffering a form of gaze aversion or has a tangible non-appreciation of the culture that pervades these settings. A point made by Mandate Now to the inquiry's head of research earlier this year, but to no avail. Nonetheless, it is good to finally have someone appear on the media who is speaking for the inquiry in an official capacity.
4m Aug 10, 2018
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#wato 9/8/18 - James O'Brien a former pupil of Ampleforth, talks of the unique power of teachers who are monks, and the normalisation of abusive behaviour. He suggest Mandatory Reporting is one way of unlocking breakdowns in communication.
#MR is essential as empirical data shows. Without #MR there is no accountability. But it delivers so much more that assists good staff and safeguards pupils. A separation in governance will not stop the temptation to not report.
5m Aug 09, 2018
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#r4today preview of IICSA's report into Ampleforth and Downside to be published today. One girl, who left in 2010, was given marks out of ten for performing oral sex on the teacher
Why has it taken so long for abuse to surface? asks John Humphrys. Because there is no mandatory reporting law in Regulated Activities, unlike 86% of Europe.
3m Aug 09, 2018
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#r4today 9/8/18 - Richard Scorer on today's IICSA report into safeguarding failures at Ampleforth and Downside and the essential need for the introduction of Mandatory Reporting
There can be no assured improvement to safeguarding culture in these settings without the introduction of mandatory reporting.
5m Aug 09, 2018
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IICSA 23/7/18 Richard Scorer opening statement for #CP Abusees #AnglicanHearing into Peter Ball.
Scorer states the Church is the perfect cover for abuse and that Bishops were ideal accomplices to Ball's abusive behaviour. No Mandatory Reporting meant letters (of evidence) were concealed. Scorer expressed concern at the way HRH Prince Charles has submitted 'evidence' to IICSA. He also criticised the Prince for not being aware of the significance of Ball's police 'caution' for abuse which w...
14m Jul 23, 2018
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bbc r4today 14/7/18 - A report published today by the CPS Inspectorate on the widespread shortcomings in disclosure in the CJS
Unfortunately failure of disclosure is not limited to the police and the CPS. More soon.
1m Jul 14, 2018
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bbcr4Sunday 8/7/18 : A misunderstanding of law. There is no statutory requirement to report known or suspected abuse of either a child or an adult
It is a common misunderstanding and the very reason why the introduction of MR is essential (http://mandatenow.org.uk/mandate-now-submission-to-consultation-reporting-and-acting-on-child-abuse-and-neglect/) . We lag the RoW (http://mandatenow.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/MR-RoW-2-.jpg)
17s Jul 08, 2018
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bbcr4 Sunday 24/6/18. CofE 2007/9 Past Case Review and Singleton's Report on it - David Greenwood and Bishop Hancock interviewed
The CofE was bounced into releasing Sir Roger Singleton's benign report into the disgraceful PCR in advance of Synod thanks to this BBC News story https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44576201. The question arises, will Synod members who have concerns about the PCR and/or Singleton's opinions of this CofE safeguarding failure, say anything publicly during Synod? Understandably the PCR does not feature...
9m Jun 24, 2018
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#r4today 22/6/18 Donna Birrell introduces story of 2010 @ChurchofEngland Past Case Review report
4m Jun 22, 2018
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#r4today 22/6/18 Sir Roger Singleton on the @churchofengland 2010 'review' of clerical abuse. 40k files were reduced to 13 cases of #CSA from all 42 dioceses.
Sir Roger is seen as a 'safe pair of hands' by CofE. He claims that survivors are now listened to by the church, yet the headline in this BBC News report https://bbc.in/2Ig4EUV demonstrates they're not. As for his response to mandatory reporting and safeguarding in the church today (i) here is our review of CofE safeguarding which is dysfunctional http://bit.ly/2FooYlu . The review featured si...
6m Jun 22, 2018
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Abuse in Sport debate 1/5/18 (Part 2). Dr Allin-Khan shadow sports minister stressed the need for #MR but in reply the Sports Minister Rt Hon Tracey Crouch remained #MR silent
Ms Crouch gushed undeserved compliments about the NSPCC CPSU operation which so spectacularly erred over the FA safeguarding policy as you can read here http://bit.ly/2JFUtKc in this December 2016 post that coincided with the HoL debate - Abuse in Football. Our review was repeatedly referred to during the debate. As our post revealed, the NSPCC CPSU endorsed the FA child protection that was leg...
30m May 02, 2018
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Abuse in Sport debate 1/5/18 secured by Bambos Charalambous MP (Part 1). Functioning safeguarding in #RA's has a vital missing component - #MR
But in this first part of the debate there is no mention of MR, the culture change law which is so desperately needed in Regulated Activities. Home nations (excl NI) are among the 18% of developed nations that do not place a statutory duty on adults working with children in Regulated Activities to report known or suspected abuse https://goo.gl/h6YJbd. We are in the backwoods of child protection...
29m May 01, 2018
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Extract from opening statement of Richard Scorer during @inquiryCSA investigation into @c_of_e in which he quotes from a Mandate Now review of current CofE child protection policy
The Mandate Now review of CofE safeguarding policy is available here : http://bit.ly/2FooYlu
2m Apr 28, 2018
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BBC Radio Manc 12/4/18 @jalilancs provides an excellent summary of #Rochdale abuse. IICSA report released at noon | @inquiryCSA
One fears a stream of newspeak 'closure' drivel today. There's no such thing, one learns to cope.
4m Apr 12, 2018
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#r4today 9/4/18 - Amber Rudd suggests the increased reporting of #CSE cases is causing police challenges, then realises the cul de sac she's entered. It's the cuts
1m Apr 09, 2018
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.@bbcr4sunday : #IICSA @c_of-e hearing. Phil Johnson with Bishops Wilson + Sowerby, who mistakenly believes @c_of_e has #MR but resists statutory #MR being introduced. Why?
Mark Sowerby's almost total non appreciation of the Church's current safeguarding position on reporting abuse reveals the desire to cling to the wreckage of the status quo. Until the culture changer of statutory #MR is introduced to all Regulated Activities including the Church,  it will retains its well earned status as a 'basket case' - a term used by Mark Warner to describe safeguarding in t...
16m Mar 25, 2018
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BBC Sussex - Callum May on @c_of_e investigation by IICSA. The one club response to child protection failure in the church is 'training.' It cannot work in isolation
#MR is a (i) compulsion to report that (ii) provides legal immunity to the reporter and a (iii) sanction for failing to report. Protection for the reporter is vital. See more here, and draft legislation : https://goo.gl/pEbq9L Child protection in the church and other Regulated Activities is not 'all different now.' Produce the evidence.
6m Mar 24, 2018
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IICSA 23/3/18 - Professor Jay Chair of @inquiryCSA closes #AnglicanHearing into @chichesterdio with a statement that includes timetable for the report, and date for further @c_of_e hearing into Peter Ball
2m Mar 23, 2018
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IICSA 23/3/18 David Greenwood's closing statement to @inquiryCSA on behalf of MACSAS and Core Participant abusees in the #Anglicanhearing
His recommendations included the introduction of Mandatory Reporting. #MR provides (i) requirement to report, and most importantly (ii) legal immunity for the reporter (iii) sanction for failing to report. All those ingredients are needed by the Church of England and other Regulated Activities.
28m Mar 23, 2018
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IICSA 23/3/18 Richard Scorer's closing statement to @inquiryCSA on behalf multiple Core Participant abusees in the #AnglicanHearing
In brief he sought three changes:  1/ #MandatoryReporting 2/ independent handling of complaints 3/ independent oversight of safeguarding in @cofe
21m Mar 23, 2018
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IICSA 21/3/18 Peter Hancock Lead Bishop of Safeguarding @c_of_e. It is hard to believe this could be considered a credible reply to a question about #MR from @richard_scorer
The question was about the church. am RA, having #MR. But Hancock wanders. The Church has nothing like #MR - it has discretionary reporting and a possible disciplinary measure could be applied if it is discovered someone failed to report, usually years later. They have the same in teaching, healthcare and other professions. The Bishop's reply is risible and indicates subject illiteracy.
2m Mar 21, 2018
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IICSA 20/3/18 - Prof Sir Malcolm Evans asks Mr Tilby, National Safeguarding Adviser @c_of_e about #MR. It's hard to imagine a more muddled reply. It suggests he doesn't understand it @inquirycsa
Few understand  #MR. Most think the two words tell them everything they need to know. There's the mistake - and it showed.
2m Mar 21, 2018
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IICSA 20/3/18 - Tilby on #MR : "training to recognise abuse increases reporting" except unsurprisingly, he cannot provide empirical evidence to support his opinion. "#MR when you have identified abuse is right." | Just bewildering!
There is no speculation about the increase in reports following the intro of #MR. Empirical evidence is available that demonstrates it and places >double the number of children into safety. Tilby resorts to sky-fall response beloved of government, social workers and National Police Chiefs Council (the receiving agencies) to reject #MR. But he failed to mention #MR already exists in Northern Ire...
3m Mar 21, 2018
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IICSA 20/3/18 - Ivor Frank questions Graham Tilby, National Safeguarding Adviser @c_of_e, on the use of 'circumlocutious and flaccid language' in CofE safeguarding 'guidance.'
The single inconsistency drawn to the attention of Mr Tilby by Mr Frank is just one of dozens available to him ( see page 75 of our review of CofE safeguarding https://goo.gl/b92Fp3 ). The document is peppered with with them which results in a dysfunctional and valueless document. .
5m Mar 21, 2018
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.@inquiryCSA 15/3/18 - Colin Perkins DSA of @chichesterdio on denial and 'gaze aversion' to child abuse. Yet he declined to explain his ambivalence towards #MandatoryReporting at the #anglicanhearing
Mr Perkins sets out just one of the reasons why many assert the introduction of #MR is a vital component of a functioning safeguarding framework. Here is data on the very topic of denial and gaze aversion, and the positive effect MR has in  Regulated Activities > https://goo.gl/ZySkZy
1m Mar 17, 2018
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