Reflections on the Programme: Radio 4’s Moral Maze
Thursday, 22 October 2015
“There were 4 witnesses on the Moral Maze last night of which I was the last. I was asked to comment on my campaign for Mandatory Reporting in the context of “Turning a Blind Eye and the Law”. The relevance of the subject was that because signs of child abuse have not been reported in
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Mandatory Reporting for Jehovah’s Witnesses?
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Mandatory Reporting has popped again recently in that I am giving my opinion on the Moral Maze tonight on Radio 4 under the title “Turning a Blind Eye and the Law”. If you read the synopsis the debate will center around how the police are not stopping people for using a mobile phone in cars,
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An ‘explosion’ of abuse allegations in Britain’s top boarding schools
Tuesday, 02 September 2014
Leading Abuse lawyer, Peter Garsden, has been quoted in an article in Newsweek regarding the increase in ex pupils from ‘elite’ boarding schools bringing civil actions against their schools for with abuse allegations and failing to protect them from abuse. The article refers to the fact that prosecutions for child abuse in Britain’s public schools
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‘Without Mandatory Reporting credible and reliable child protection is undeliverable.’ say charities.
Monday, 04 November 2013
Failing to report child abuse in a school, hospital, church, or sports club operated by a national body is not a crime in England, Wales and Scotland, although it is in Northern Ireland. The Mandate Now coalition of survivor charities is calling for reporting of child abuse to become mandatory in England, and also the
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Peter Garsden in the news
Wednesday, 07 August 2013
Following the tragic death of Daniel Pelka leading child abuse lawyer, Peter Garsden, has spoken on BBC news about his latest mandatory reporting campaign. After the tragic child death of Daniel Pelka, Peter Garsden spoke on BBC News 24 and Radio 5 Live Breakfast programme about how the authorities say they were conned by the
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Abuse charities backed by Abuselaw, issue Mandatory Report Press Release
Friday, 19 July 2013
Peter Garsden, acting on behalf of ACAL (Association of Child Abuse Lawyers) of which he is President, and Innocence in Danger, whom he assists and supports, is calling for Mandatory Reporting of child abuse. He spoke of this in October 2012 at an Innocence in Danger symposium. Since then he has helped co-ordinate other survivor
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