The proposals were set to be implemented through the Crime and Sentencing Bill, however, it was not passed through parliament quickly enough to become law ahead of the pre-election period.
The proposal came from recommendations made in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) in October 2022.
The report had found that “allegations and indicators of child sexual abuse were under-reported by adults who ought to have reported them”.
The inquiry panel wrote: “This happened so often to victims and survivors that many gave up trying to report what had happened to them.”
Under the plans, staff who failed to report concerns could have barred been from working with young people, with those deemed to be actively protecting abusers facing up to seven years in prison.
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