officials who fail to protect children would face jail
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"Senior public officials who fail to protect children would face up to five years in jail under new measures being considered by the government.
Under the proposals, being unveiled by PM David Cameron, the crime of "wilful neglect" would be extended to cover children's social care and education.
There would also be unlimited fines for individuals and organisations shown to have let children down. "
And about time too. The apologists for what happened in Rotherham and Oxford (and no doubt dozens of other cities yet to be discovered), those who knowingly covered up these despicable crimes are no better than the perpetrators. Why we need a new law is a shame, I would have thought aiding and abetting, misconduct in office or perverting the course of justice would have covered it? Maybe a combination of all four would do the trick.
Also, should extend to withdrawing their tax funded pensions and pay offs, and include a ban from holding any public office at all, working in government, being involved with children (sex offenders register)
Under the proposals, being unveiled by PM David Cameron, the crime of "wilful neglect" would be extended to cover children's social care and education.
There would also be unlimited fines for individuals and organisations shown to have let children down. "
And about time too. The apologists for what happened in Rotherham and Oxford (and no doubt dozens of other cities yet to be discovered), those who knowingly covered up these despicable crimes are no better than the perpetrators. Why we need a new law is a shame, I would have thought aiding and abetting, misconduct in office or perverting the course of justice would have covered it? Maybe a combination of all four would do the trick.
Also, should extend to withdrawing their tax funded pensions and pay offs, and include a ban from holding any public office at all, working in government, being involved with children (sex offenders register)
RobinOakapple said:
As long as they restrict it to WILFUL neglect then I can't see a problem with it, apart from actually proving it in a court of law. But if people are to face prison because they didn't have enough resources or authority to do the job, then that would be very wrong.
Though a valid point I don't see anyone in Rotherham claiming lack of resources. They shut down the unit reporting the abuse to further their own agenda. Edited by RobinOakapple on Tuesday 3rd March 10:10
Given the gravity of the crime, I would have thought as in a business setting, If you don't have resources yourself, you have to report that upwards, and that person likewise needs to do the same. Until you find someone who can allocate resources.
Plans to make whistleblowing In this area would also make a big Impact f implemented correctly.
Too many comments in this thread bleating about lack of resources, its just due to the election, its difficult, people will leave their jobs.
FFS 1000's of young people have been systematically abused by scum. Authorities charged with their protection (their job, for which they are well paid and receive gold plated pensions) didn't just make some errors of judgement, they lied, covered up, ignored the problem. They said the victims were at fault, they shut down investigations. Due to political correctness they lied about the fact that certain ethnic groups with different moral standards singled out and abused white british children. Due to political correctness and appeasement, they knowingly let it continue.
The damage done to 1000's of innocent children will have massive impact on their lives, on those around them and future generations - but as its too hard to deal with, lets just moan about how hard it is
FFS 1000's of young people have been systematically abused by scum. Authorities charged with their protection (their job, for which they are well paid and receive gold plated pensions) didn't just make some errors of judgement, they lied, covered up, ignored the problem. They said the victims were at fault, they shut down investigations. Due to political correctness they lied about the fact that certain ethnic groups with different moral standards singled out and abused white british children. Due to political correctness and appeasement, they knowingly let it continue.
The damage done to 1000's of innocent children will have massive impact on their lives, on those around them and future generations - but as its too hard to deal with, lets just moan about how hard it is
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