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Let's hope the process does not coalesce around the label “mandatory reporting” while lacking its substance. It can do so only by disregarding the weight of empirical evidence. That comes uncomfortably close to discounting evidence because it carries inconvenient consequences viz #climatechange 2/2

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A total failure for adults who work with children who in almost all circumstances remain whistleblowers, unprotected from detriment. Illusory legislation. #MR 🧵/1 @socworkscot.bsky.social @celcis.org @educationscotland.bsky.social @seced.bsky.social @parliament.scot @childrensreporter.bsky.social

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The Sally-Anne Bowen case would not have triggered next year’s new duty. The law is illusory: designed to shield statutory authorities from increased referrals. Its model has no precedent among the 82% of countries with mandatory reporting @catneilan.bsky.social

It's quite common. Becoming a parent is frequently the catalyst for disclosure of CSA. Furthermore, the average time it takes before a complainant discloses is c. 28 yrs (IICSA). This newspaper leads on the case. Seventh para indicates some of the impact the abuse had/has on him. archive.ph/9325f

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Fyi @suzannezeedyk.bsky.social. Something v. similar seems likely to be recommended in Sco. Neither govts will be enthusiastic abt cross-border divergence, both have underlying challenges of creaking stat svcs and criminal justice system. See earlier posts regarding Sally-Anne Bowen case + new law

Its predecessor relied on 'professional duty' to refer to the Teacher Misconduct Section. Such a duty was merely a professional 'expectation.' It intermittently worked. The current arrangement is similarly reliable. Go well.

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An important point and something I'm going to write about in future, in some detail. If you look at s95 (2) of my review, you'll see that despite legislation (SVGA2006) to return a referral to DBS in prescribed circumstances, to stop future employment of professionals, it isn't reliable.

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Gavin, it really wasn't a different time. Then, there was no obligation on prescribed personnel to report suspected child sexual abuse, today, nothing has changed, despite this new law: bsky.app/profile/tom-...

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How Sally-Anne Bowen’s crimes against her pupils finally came to light Gareth was only 14 when Bowen began a sexual relationship with him. Now, more than a decade after he first sought justice, he has finally been vindicated. Chloe Hhadjimatheou reports bit.ly/4gYXdou

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How Sally-Anne Bowen’s crimes against her pupils finally ...

Gareth was only 14 when Bowen began a sexual relationship with him. Now, more than a decade after he first sought justice, he has finally been vindicated

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Finchley teacher of indecent assaults against two pupils

None of the events that brought this case to trial would have been captured by the new Duty to Report law. Had the law been in force, it would have added nothing — and prevented nothing. It's by design, of course - the review provides an insight. 2/2 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Sally-Anne Bowen, 65, was convicted at Harrow Crown Court of seven counts of indecent assault.

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Review of the new law to be introduced next year may be of interest on two fronts @brianmoore666.bsky.social. Firstly, your interest in sport; secondly, as a solicitor. I much enjoyed your 5 minutes with Stadlen. Also EM'd TGT for whom I assembled her two PMB's for MR that Govt declined to adopt /1

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Finchley teacher of indecent assaults against two pupils

BBC News - Teacher guilty of indecent assaults against two pupils. From all the reporting of this case, the new law set out below would not have required the many concerns at the time to be brought to the attention of the statutory authorities. Did she teach elsewhere? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Sally-Anne Bowen, 65, was convicted at Harrow Crown Court of seven counts of indecent assault.

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The Govt’s impact assessment of the law shows referrals to LA's/Police will remain within the margin of error of the failing status quo. So, what is the point of the law? The Review provides some of the answer, as do earlier posts on my Substack. tomperry940303.substack.com/p/englands-n...

England’s new CSA Reporting Law - A close examination of a hollow duty

In the majority of countries that have introduced mandatory reporting of suspected child sexual abuse by prescribed personnel working with children, the law has been a catalyst for cultural change and...

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 26/08/2026

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Opinion | Look closely at both politicians and something distinctly unfunny emerges 🖊️ @mrjamesob.bsky.social Read more: trib.al/pZR7Hpg

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

With each passing day, there's more and more fighting and bad blood among the parties of the Right. They are starting to hate each other more than they hate the Left.

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Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

For interest @siobhian.bsky.social - decisions behind closed doors, largely by anonymous participants inexperienced in the design and outcomes of well-designed #MR of known and suspected #CSA. Overseas academic experts need to be permanent members of the Group, otherwise the exercise is performative

Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The anti MR (of suspected #CSA) position of some Group members is a rejection of science which demonstrates that well-designed #MR by prescribed personnel who work with children, is a vital component of safeguarding @johnswinney.bsky.social. Denial of science is unacceptable @siobhian.bsky.social

Tom Perry @tom-perry.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Is Scotland’s MR Task and Finish Group still considering mandatory reporting — or drifting towards mandatory responding? The Group’s May minutes see an emphasis on system capacity and resources dictating the direction of travel. Confused priorities? tomperry940303.substack.com/p/mandatory-...

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Mandatory Reporting or Mandatory Responding? Scotland’s Dangerous Detour

The Mandatory Reporting Task and Finish Group is parochial. No permanent member of it has international expertise of mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse