Campaign to Force Government to Implement the Main Recommendations of IICSA (Independent Inquiry Child Sexual Abuse) of October 2022

I am calling upon government to implement the recommendations of IICSA (Independent Inquirty Child Sexual Abuse), and to honour the commitments of the Home Office made in June 2023 The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), which was a public inquiry in England and Wales, launched in 2015, ran for 7 years and cost
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Will the government consultation on Time Delay in Child Sexual Abuse cases change the law by abolishing Limitation?

The Government has launched a consultation, the deadline for which is 10th July 2024, to which I will be responding on behalf of ACAL (Association of Child Abuse Lawyers) The summary states, to quote This consultation paper seeks views on options for the reform of the law of limitation in child sexual abuse cases in
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Access to Care Records

The Access to Care Records campaign is an ongoing effort to amend the law to allow care leavers full access to their care records. Peter Garsden, is a member of the Access to Care Records Campaign Group (ACRCG), which includes significant people such as Jim Goddard of the Care Leavers Association, Baroness Lola Young, Leonie
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Mandatory Reporting

What is Mandatory Reporting? In its most basic form it is an obligation on the part of those who are in contact with children to report any abuse which they either suspect or witness to someone in a position of power. It is the law in most European Countries, some parts of the USA, Australia,
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Time Delay Laws in Child Abuse Cases should be abolished

We have been working for the repeal of time limits in child abuse cases for decades since, in general, the courts do not treat survivors who wish to seek justice against their abuser through a civil claim compassionately. The Law Abuse claims are currently subject to the same time limits as personal injury claims, in
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