Teachers and health workers must report child abuse fears or face being charged Teachers and health workers who fail to report suspected child abuse may face criminal charges under new plans. Labour revealed the proposed crackdown along with a pledge to introduce compulsory sex education for children as young as five. Both proposals will be included in the party’s election manifesto in an effort to avoid a repeat of the scandals like the child sex scandal in Rotherham and the Jimmy Savile case. Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said a Labour government would make it compulsory for those working in schools, hospitals and childcare to report suspected child abuse to the police - ... Continue reading... http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/teachers-health-workers-must-report-5165585
