Poll: Should the law be changed to make it illegal to fail to report child sexual abuse?
As the former director of public prosecutions says failing to report allegations of child sexual abuse should be made a criminal offence, we want to know what you think.
Keir Starmer believes it is time to "change the law" and said it should be "mandatory" to report allegations.
Should the law be changed to make it illegal to fail to report child sexual abuse? Vote in our poll below and have your say in the comments:
Mr Starmer said: "I think the time has come to change the law and close a gap that's been there for a very long time.
"I think there should be a mandatory reporting provision.
"The problem is if you haven't got a central provision requiring people to report, then all you can do is fall back on other provisions that aren't really designed for that purpose and that usually means they run into difficulties.
"What you really need is a clear, direct law that everybody understands."
