UK law to protect children from sexual abuse criticised by campaigners

‘Duty to report’ legislation will not apply to doctors, teachers or nurses, triggering outrage from survivors

Tougher laws promised by the government to protect children from sexual abuse will not apply to doctors, teachers or nurses, it has been revealed.

The long-awaited “duty to report” legislation falls far below recommendations by the seven-year independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IISA) and has triggered outrage from campaigners, lawyers and survivors of abuse.