In the Address debate following the opening of Parliament Cheryl Gillan MP (C) spoke of the need to introduce Mandatory Reporting and the work of MandateNow. “Since 1950, the reporting of suspected and known abuse of a child by a member of staff at a school or location of a similar regulated activity has been entirely discretionary. Despite legislation in 2002, nothing has changed” : http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debate/?id=2014-06-04a.62.0
