Prime Minister reported to refer to large numbers of false claims

[Rights Fighter]

So wrong

SCHOOL caretakers, secretaries and dinner ladies could face prison for failing to report signs of child abuse or neglect under official proposals in the wake of the Savile, Rotherham and Rochdale scandals.

How many perfectly innocent people will be "investigated" for non-existent crimes and honest misunderstandings, leaving them with a blot on their records with the police and the SS??

[stalked]

The article is about two years old. I think she has changed her views since then, sadly.

sorry about the old link. It is a report that appears in today's edition of the Telegraph app edition. I wanted to link to something everyone could see and google turned up an old page...which I unfortunately didn't check.

Here is the article text from today'sTelegraph edition:

EDUCATION
Teachers face jail if they fail to report signs of abuse
By Christopher Hope, Chief Political Correspondent
SCHOOL caretakers, secretaries and dinner ladies could face prison for failing to report signs of child abuse or neglect under official proposals in the wake of the Savile, Rotherham and Rochdale scandals.
A new legal duty on professionals such as doctors, teachers and police officers to take action in cases of child abuse or neglect could be expanded.
The duty to report suspicions will raise fears that it could lead to an increase in teachers and other adults in regular contact with children being wrongly accused of child abuse.
A new consultation paper suggested the duty could be applied to administrative and support staff as well as senior management in local authorities, the health service and the police.
“Those in administrative or other support roles … could also be within scope,” the paper said.
It proposes two options to replace the criminal offence of “wilful neglect”. One could be a system of mandatory reporting of suspicions of abuse by certified individuals and organisations.
The second option would introduce a wider duty for officials or organisations to take appropriate action – which could include reporting. This would force a legal duty on institutions such as hospitals, children’s homes and boarding schools to report abuse.
However, Mrs May said yesterday she was concerned about the change because authorities were overwhelmed with reports of false claims of abuse.

[Rights Fighter]

The article is about two years old. I think she has changed her views since then, sadly.

[stalked]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/poli...eresa-May.html

Finally, a politician who recognises the reality...

'However, Mrs May said yesterday she was concerned about the change because authorities were overwhelmed with reports of false claims of abuse'