Child Sexual Abuse: Mandatory Reporting & How We Still Don't Have it | Alex Renton | Dino Nocivelli | AEM #95

An Evolving Man Podcast

What is the government doing regarding mandatory sexual reporting?

After £200 million spent on IICSA, Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, what has been the outcome?

Today's conversation is with two of the leading voices campaigning against child sexual abuse.

Lawyer and partner, Dino Nocivelli and author, Alex Renton.

What does this new amendment mean?

And what can you do?

To find out more about Voices Unbound please visit: https://voicesunbound.org.uk/
And Mandate Now: https://mandatenow.org.uk/
For the lastest article from Mandate Now about the new legislation: https://mandatenow.org.uk/the-governments-useless-child-sexual-abuse-reporting-law/
And this is the letter/ press release that you can send to your local MP: https://voicesunbound.org.uk/current-campaigns/

Alex Renton is a writer and journalist whose career has ranged from arts and food writing to politics and the investigation of child abuse. His career as a war reporter and development worker took him to the Middle East, Africa, East Asia and the Balkans. He has worked for The Independent, The Times, Newsweek, and the London Evening Standard and contributed to a host of other newspapers and magazines. He is also the author of the e-book Planet Carnivore: how cheap meat costs the earth (Guardian Shorts, 2015).

Dino Nocivelli is a partner in the abuse department at Leigh Day law firm and joined the company in 2022. Dino specialises in actions for child sexual abuse survivors. Dino has appeared in a significant number of media publications providing his expert opinion and commentary, including among others the BBC, ITV and the Guardian. He has also provided evidence to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA).

Questions for Alex and Dino:

What's happening with regards the mandatory reporting, IICSA and the Criminal Justice Bill?

1. The government came out with the latest ruling regarding mandatory reporting last week. What was changed?
2. Alexis Jay, the head of IICSA said that she was deeply disappointment by the new bill. Do you agree. If so why?
3. “The measures are a sham – worse than useless: this legislation will put back the cause of getting good law in place to protect children today in any institution, from schools and care homes to hospitals and sports clubs.” Voices Unbound
4. What can we do to turn this around? Who can we contact or speak to?

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