Petition

Make it a legal requirement for individuals to report child sexual abuse

Closed 138 signatures

What the petition asks

The previous government proposed making it a mandatory duty for those working or volunteering with children to report child sexual abuse. We would like the Government to make it a legal requirement for all individuals to report child sexual abuse.
We believe that this will help protect vulnerable innocent children from child sex abusers and those who enable or actively protect them, by introducing requirements for everyone to report child sexual abuse.

Timeline

10 Dec 2024 Petition opened for signatures
10 Jun 2025 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 138
Status Closed
Opened 10 Dec 2024
Closed 10 Jun 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 10 Aug 2026.