The Home Secretary has announced people working with children in England will have a new legal duty to report 'signs or suspicions' of child sex abuse
It comes after the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse last year described sexual abuse of children as an"epidemic that leaves tens of thousands of victims in its poisonous wake".
The first step to introducing the duty is a call for evidence which will be open to professionals, volunteers, parents, survivors, and the wider public.
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