IICSA 16/3/18 Sir Roger Singleton is permitted to sidestep a question about #MR by CTI during @inquiryCSA #AnglicanHearing.
He spoke about thresholds and thereby managed to sidestep any response on #MR and CTI let him. A pulled punch, and he ignored empirical evidence which reveals #MR in #RA's of known and suspected abuse is a vital component of a functioning child protection system.
3m Mar 16, 2018
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IICSA 16/3/18 Colin Perkins - Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser @Chichesterdio - A confused reply to a question on the need for Mandatory Reporting
There is so much to unpick in his reply that it's challenging to know where to start. Instead we will summarise in a posting on our website in a CofE summary www.mandatenow.org.uk
4m Mar 16, 2018
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IICSA 15/3/18 Rt Revd Nicholas Reade former Archdeacon of Lewes and Hastings | Further delamination of @c_of_e credibility indicates external intervention is vital
3m Mar 15, 2018
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IICSA 14/3/18 - Bishop Warner says he is against #MR. Furthermore #CSA is of primary concern except if revealed under the seal of confession
That Bishop Warner relies on the absurd consultation documents (missing key empirical #MR research) and the outcome from 'reporting and acting on child abuse and neglect' to support his 'no #MR' stance reveals the bankruptcy of his position. See our comment on it here : https://goo.gl/8v3deM Our detailed review of Government's response coming shortly.
6m Mar 14, 2018
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IICSA 13/3/18 Bishop Mark Sowerby suggests MR already exists in the church. Deputy lead Bishop for Safeguarding and he seems not to know the basics.
And if it exists, why would he not want MR legislation introduced? Given the dysfunctional state of CofE safeguarding policies which we reviewed here: https://goo.gl/38q4wr - the church seems happier with chaos. Why?
58s Mar 13, 2018
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IICSA 13/3/18 Revd Canon and Worshipful Dr Rupert Bursell KC - former Chancellor of Diocese of Durham talks about the confessional and supports the introduction of #MR for child abuse
Dr Bursell wants mandatory reporting.  Perhaps the CofE, which has 'U' turned on the introduction of MR.
3m Mar 13, 2018
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bbc3cr 6/3/18: MandateNow with Roberto Perrone discussing @ukhomeoffice @educationgovuk rejection of #MR.
Government rejection of MR has nothing to do with child protection as you will hear. We posted an article in March 2015 : 'Successive Govts Flee Mandatory Reporting on the Mistaken Grounds of Cost,' which set out the absurd reasoning for the Government's refusal to introduce well designed MR for Regulated Activities.
4m Mar 06, 2018
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IICSA 6/3/18 #AnglicanHearing @inquirycsa - Phil Johnson of MACSAS concludes his evidence and states what is needed to change @c_of_e safeguarding culture
On Day 2 another call for the introduction of Mandatory Reporting, the day after Govt formally rejected it.
5m Mar 06, 2018
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IICSA 5/3/18 - Opening statement from David Greenwood who represents nine core participant complainants.
Again, another appeal for the introduction of MR in Regulated Activities.  #Our proposals for this are here :  https://goo.gl/pEbq9L
20m Mar 05, 2018
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.@inquiryCSA 5/3/18 @C_of_E Investigation - Diocese of Chichester | Opening statement from Richard Scorer who represents 21 core participant complainants.
Significant mention of essential need for #MR and the review of CofE safeguarding policies undertaken by Mandate Now  - available here : https://goo.gl/38q4wr
23m Mar 05, 2018
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bbc3cr 5/3/18 - Mandate Now comments on the dysfunctional @c_of_e child protection 'guidance' on the day the Diocese of Chichester hearing starts at IICSA
Church of England Safeguarding is Dysfunctional and Can Have No Reliance Placed Upon It | A Review by Mandate Now || https://goo.gl/38q4wr
7m Mar 05, 2018
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bbc3cr 5/3/18 : Bishop Alan Wilson describes the @c_of_e child protection policy as 'not fit for purpose' on the day @inquirycsa investigation of @c_of_e abuse begins
Bishop Alan Wilson is the Bishop of Buckingham.
4m Mar 05, 2018
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A 'fans forum' with Chairman of Crewe Alexandra FC on 26/2/18. This question about Bennell gets a monosyllabic response from Bowler to the seeming delight of 'fans'
Press attendance was limited but this audio is courtesy of Graham McGarry of BBC Radio Stoke who was permitted to attend.  Bowler and fellow directors faced their first questions on issues at the club since their former youth coach was jailed last week for 30 years at Liverpool crown court for sexually abusing 12 junior players while at Crewe and Manchester City.  Read more here : https://goo.g...
49s Feb 28, 2018
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IICSA Seminar 26/2/18 - A belated point made by an abusee in the public gallery : 'do not come forward.'
He expressed himself clearly, and those who have been through the mill of the criminal justice system will understand every word. One could speculate which school but really, does it matter?
1m Feb 26, 2018
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BBC Radio Kent 23/2/18 - With the apparent rise in child abuse reporting rates why is #MR needed?
6m Feb 23, 2018
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LBC 19/2/18 James O'Brien interviews Alex Renton presenter of the ITV Exposure documentary - Boarding Schools: the #secretshame
21m Feb 19, 2018
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IICSA 15/12/17 - Catholic Investigation - Sam Stein QC raises the still highly troubling issue of late disclosure of documents which @inquirycsa seems unable to correct
After three weeks the problem of late disclosure to the legal representatives of core participant of survivors persists.
1m Dec 15, 2017
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IICSA 15/12/17 - Catholic Investigation - Tania Griffiths QC for Eileen Shearer and Adrian Child (COPCA / CSAS).
Roles of COPCA and CSAS had only an advisory role. Shearer and Child recommend legislation but the structure of the proposal needs very significant clarification whereupon we will be able to comment.
13m Dec 15, 2017
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IICSA 15/12/17 - Catholic Investigation - Kate Gallafent QC for Downside Abbey and School suggests safeguarding is all different now
So few people appreciate how undemanding the child protection framework is for these critically important Regulated Activities. Ms Gallafent suggests many more in the catholic church need to be consulted about mandatory reporting (the confessional issue) and other related safeguarding matters including the Bishops Conference of England and Wales. In fact many things need to be addressed by II...
12m Dec 15, 2017
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IICSA 15/12/17 - Catholic Investigation - Matthias Kelly QC for Ampleforth suggests - things have gone wrong in the past, but its all different now
Mr Kelly informs the inquiry that Ampleforth endorses the introduction of #MR. Furthermore he says that Ampleforth meets current safeguarding standards. Good, but national minimum standards present a low hurdle.
15m Dec 15, 2017
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IICSA 13/12/17 Catholic Investigation - Dominic Ruck Keene representing abusee Core Participants. Fort Augustus features repeatedly in statement
Recommendations include : Clear Church legislation - is that not an oxymoron? Strengthening national catholic safeguarding organisation with an investigatory role. Central register of EBC monks - and mandatory reporting of all safeguarding concerns - to the English Benedictine Congregation. This does appear to be the retention of the status quo, an exercise in self-policing and place all Regul...
18m Dec 15, 2017
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IICSA 15/12/17 - Catholic Investigation - William Chapman Closing statement for abusee Core Participants. Among other recommendations #MR is included
Mr Chapman suggests EBC is incapable of self-governance. Recommends - failure to report offence without exception for confession, failure to protect offence, extension of 'position of trust' which currently exists under the sexual offences Act 2005 - new body to enforce child protection. Additionally wants review of powers and operation of the Charity Commission.
24m Dec 15, 2017
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IICSA 15/12/17 - Catholic Investigation by Ian O'Donnell QC representing Core Participant abusees. Call for #MR
Compelling and well reasoned argument. #MR had a sense of déjà vu in many places, but empirical evidence supports his calls. The publication of the Royal Commission report last night will also assist IICSA reach a conclusion on how the culture must be changed in these settings.
23m Dec 15, 2017
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IICSA 13/12/17 - Kate Richards (ISI) responding to a Q from Ivor Frank | Well-designed #MR is a statutory instrument with attendant statutory services that positively impact safeguarding for Regulated Activities.
36s Dec 13, 2017
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IICSA 13/12/17 - Adrian Child wants accountability through mandatory enforcement - Catholic Church has had two opportunities to get it right, no point in tinkering around
Adrian Child, former Assistant Director/Acting Director of COPCA and Director of its successor, the Catholic Safeguarding Advisory Service until 2015.
1m Dec 13, 2017
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IICSA 13/12/17 - A solicitor from Hugh James asks Yeo, a canon lawyer, two questions about #MR and receives clear answers.
On the matter of reporting abuse in confession, we are likely to read a great deal more about that when the CA Royal Commission publishes its report. It's an important area. Sadly we do not know the name of the solicitor from Hugh James, and neither could we easily get it from either the firm or its website.
43s Dec 13, 2017
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IICSA 13/12/17 - Dom Richard Yeo - No legal obligation for schools to report abuse to statutory authorities but Church policies indicate schools 'should.'
Yeo's reply deceives. Neither statutory guidance nor Church policies demand child abuse 'must' be reported to the statutory authorities. 'Should' is discretionary - with little accountability if one doesn't report. Dom​ ​Richard​ ​Yeo was Abbot of Downside between 1998-2006
47s Dec 13, 2017
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IICSA 12/12/17 - Dom Richard Yeo is asked about F65 who is alleged to have kissed a boy of 16 yrs and performed fellatio on him. F65 thereafter became a Governor, and F77 a Trustee.
Former Abbot Ampleforth 1998-2006. His reply to a question from Karmy-Jones is short.
1m Dec 12, 2017
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IICSA 12/12/17 - Very Rev Dom Leo Maidlow Davis - wheelbarrowing files from the basement of his house as headmaster, to burn in the grounds of Downside during the summer holidays (2012 maybe)
Headmaster of Downside 2003-2014. From 2014 to present - Prior Administrator. A script writer would be dissed for this story line.
8m Dec 12, 2017
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IICSA 6/12/17: Jane​ ​Dziadulewicz Clifton Diocese Safeguarding - Recommending the principle of #Mandatory Reporting for the catholic church
Responsibility and accountability are missing from safeguarding presently. Being utterly realistic Ms Dziadulewicz suggests law is needed. She is correct. The decades long misapplication of research from familial abuse to the complex structures of Regulated Settings has got to stop. It's failed staff, children and their parents.
3m Dec 07, 2017
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IICSA 6/12/17: Jane​ ​Dziadulewicz Clifton Diocese Safeguarding. Clergy 'can choose whether to comply with policies and procedures.
Many times Mandate Now has said reporting abuse is 'discretionary.' We have also written many times there is nominal responsibility and no accountability. This extract from the evidence of ​Ms Dziadulewicz says much the same.
1m Dec 07, 2017
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IICSA 6/12/17: Jane​ ​Dziadulewicz Clifton Diocese Safeguarding. 'We don't have any powers to enforce recommendations - we can only advise.'
A key shortcoming in Regulated Activity safeguarding and child protection. Safeguarding is 'discretionary.' It's a safety critical function - yet discretionary.
35s Dec 07, 2017
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IICSA 6/12/17 - Following her courageous testimony today, Witness RC-A117 was asked if she had anything further to add. Yes she did.
Witness RC-A117 wants mandatory safeguarding. Her solicitor Richard Scorer later confirmed she meant mandatory reporting of known and suspected abuse. MR is becoming a theme in the catholic investigation.
4m Dec 06, 2017
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IICSA 1/12/17 - David Molesworth North Yorks CC asked about secret letter he saw for the first time 6 days ago from Ampleforth lawyers to Abbot Cuthbert Madden
Karmy-Jones QC at 05.18" asks Molesworth if he would like to add anything to his evidence to assist the panel. MN recognises most of it - Local Authorities have almost no authority over independent schools. Lack of effective oversight appears, and he gets terribly close to alluding to Mandatory Reporting. Shame he didn't say it. Cuthbert Madden became Abbot of Ampleforth in 2005.
11m Dec 01, 2017
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IICSA 27/11/17 - Response to accusations of late 'disclosure' by K Gallafent QC (Downside, EBC), M.Kelly QC (Ampleforth), and Karmy-Jones QC (IICSA)
Surprisingly it's not quite anyone's fault - it seems. But the people who will pay the price are the CP abusees in the inquiry, and child protection in future.
7m Nov 28, 2017
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IICSA 27/11/17: 'Disclosure' - Sam Stein QC speaking for and on behalf of CP abusees and their collective legal representatives about late disclosure in #EBC hearing. He informs the Chair of her role and responsibilities
Grief this is serious. The lawyers present were all looking at their shoes.  The Chair needed to be a former judge, and still does. An astonishing intervention at a Public Inquiry.
19m Nov 27, 2017
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IICSA 27/11/17 - Karmy-Jones QC rejects IICSA is responsible for tardy disclosure and points finger firmly at CPs Downside and the English Benedictine Congregation
Ouch ! Then Karmy-Jones QC refers to the limited resources of the inquiry. Read about those here: https://goo.gl/48HQaU
4m Nov 27, 2017
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IICSA 27/11/17 Tanya Griffiths QC complaining unsparingly about late disclosure of documents by IICSA
The clients of Ms Griffiths are Eileen Shearer formerly of the Catholic Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults, and Adrian Child formerly of the Catholic Safeguarding Advisory Service.
6m Nov 27, 2017
6m
IICSA 27/11/17. Catholic Church Investigation. Opening submission from Richard Scorer on behalf of CP abusees. Calls for the introduction of Mandatory Reporting
The vital need for the introduction of Mandatory Reporting stemming from cover up of abuse to protect reputation and priests. The Catholic Church treats safeguarding as a public relations exercise.
13m Nov 27, 2017
13m
bbc3cr 21/11/17 : Hill End Adolescent Hospital, St Albans - being investigated for multiple abuses of patients. Police appeal for assistance
Deputy Chief Constable explaining a team of 11 have been allocated to the investigation. From a site independent of Mandate Now here is a history of Hill End Hospital https://goo.gl/dBd5J2
8m Nov 24, 2017
8m
bbcr4 News 15.10.17 - Senior Bishops say CofE needs to change the way it responds to victims of CSA
In the report Ecclesiastical Insurance is heavily criticised for its inconsistent advice to CofE and it has often acted with little concern for survivors of clergy abuse.
25s Oct 15, 2017
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#BBCPanorama 10/10/17 Dr Christine Barter - 'many schools do not report sexual violence to outside agencies'
Dr Christine Barter is a researcher at UCLAN. The programme was about child/child abuse Talking values and the introduction of 'better training' alone, will not change the inconsistency Dr Barter talks of. Reports can easily be mandated which will introduce support and clarity for staff, as well as consistency. Expertise will be introduced to address the challenge schools face in this realm.
12s Oct 11, 2017
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#BBCPanorama 10/10/17. Sarah Hannafin NAHT 'more clarity in wht action teachrs MUST take is needed. 'Peer/peer abuse
Sarah Hannafin demonstrating NAHT appreciates the challenges her colleagues in schools face with child/child abuse. Mandated reporting to the Local Authority for independent assessment and assistance by people expert in the field is a vital component for improvement.
29s Oct 11, 2017
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Wales Online 15/8/17: Mary Baxter-Thornton (VSCP). IICSA ToRs must have changed - 'anyone who has been abused' ?
ToRs say: [1] To consider the extent to which State and non-State institutions have failed in their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation; to consider the extent to which those failings have since been addressed; to identify further action needed to address any failings identified; to consider the steps which it is necessary for State and non-State institutions to ...
2m Aug 15, 2017
2m
bbc r4 Sunday 30/7/17: Charity Commission censures Jehovah's Witnesses over child protection policy and protocols
The absence of a functioning child protection framework for Regulated Activities, debilitates the Local Authority or the Charity Commission from ensuring Jehovah's Witnesses deliver child protection on which reliance can be placed. The statutory framework for child protection in these settings has the appearance of having been designed to fail. This article about the issue appeared on the Nati...
11m Aug 01, 2017
11m
BBCr4 PM 21.7.17 CofE - its 'unconnected' insurer @ecclesiastical - and the treatment of #CSA victims
And this BBC piece not even mention the £50m donation made last year by AllChurches Trust Ltd, the owners of Ecclesiastical Insurance, to the Church Of England https://youtu.be/xpuq4HLNjDY?t=4m37s . Virtuous circle says Sir Peter Mawer at the beginning for the film, or is it a conflict of interest?
5m Jul 21, 2017
5m
IICSA 11/7/17: Child Migrants. Barnardo's desire to protect reputation did not impact safeguarding apparently
Make of this clip what you will. MN is awaiting the transcript to drop here.
1m Jul 11, 2017
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bbc #pm 22/6/17 - Graham Sawyer abused by Peter Ball speaks about the Dame Moira Gibb report for @c_of_e
Withering criticism of the Church's current treatment of abusees by Reverend Graham Sawyer. The Church seems hard wired with inertia.
11m Jun 23, 2017
11m
#bbc5Live Adrian Chiles 13/6/17. A parting of the ways. SOIA withdraw from IICSA while Nigel O'Mara wished to remain
Nigel O'Mara had core participant status under SOIA's umbrella so there's a parting of the ways for reasons unknown. Nigel O'Mara could now apply for core participant status in his own right but it's neither quick, easy or guaranteed. SOIA claim to represent more than 100 survivors. Edited from the piece was an interview from some weeks ago with Professor Jay by Stephen Nolan. Many will have ...
10m Jun 13, 2017
10m
BBC VictoriaLIVE 16.6.17 : SOIA - Survivors of Organised and Institutional Abuse announce withdrawal from #IICSA
Phil Frampton speaking for SOIA.
6m Jun 13, 2017
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