Make it a legal requirement for individuals to report child sexual abuse
The previous government proposed making it a mandatory duty for those working or volunteering with children to report child sexual abuse. We would like the Government to make it a legal requirement for all individuals to report child sexual abuse.
Signatures
138
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 138/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 138/100,000
- 10 JUN 2025Petition closedFinal total: 138 signatures
- 10 DEC 2024Petition opened for signatures
Background
We believe that this will help protect vulnerable innocent children from child sex abusers and those who enable or actively protect them, by introducing requirements for everyone to report child sexual abuse.