Religious groups in UK failing children over sex abuse, report says

[Barry]

Anyone involved in working with children has to have a current DBS certificate. This may have protected a few children, but the certificate will be clean for anyone without a criminal conviction or official caution for a relevant offence.

Not so, if the applicant has had a "non-crime hate incident recorded against them, of which they may have no knowledge whatsoever.

Our laws do not protect children. They try to, but the churches, in particular, seem very good at avoiding detection and prosecution for child abuse, judging by the number of prosecutions going back decades which are being dealt with.

CRB/DBS checks were introduced in 2002. That should have some impact on child protection.

[papasmurf]

I am afraid paedophiles operating under the cloak of religions comes as no surprise to me whatsoever:-
More at link:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58420270
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Religious groups in UK failing children over sex abuse, report says
There are "shocking failings" and "blatant hypocrisy" in the way major UK religious groups handle child sex abuse allegations, an inquiry has found.

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) said some religious organisations in England and Wales were "morally failing" children.

It examined evidence from 38 groups, including sects from Christianity, Orthodox Judaism and Islam.

Leaders discouraged reporting abuse to protect reputations, the report found.

It said the religious leaders also blamed victims for their abuse, and relied on religious dogma when responding to allegations.

Link to report:-

https://www.iicsa.org.uk/publications/investigation/child-protection-religious-organisations-settings