Petition Make it a criminal offence to fail to report child abuse.

People who knowingly protect child abusers by failing to report their crimes should be liable for prosecution.

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There should be the toughest penalties for people who protect child sex abusers in organisations, such as entertainment, sport, religions, business and other areas.

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81 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 81 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 6 November 2019
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