Legislation needed to remove gaps around rules on child sex abuse disclosures

One in Four has consistently raised its concerns over  the requirement to inform alleged perpetrators of the fact that an allegation has been made. Picture: iStock

The Special Rapporteur on Child Protection has said the Government will have to legislate to remove gaps regarding the assessment and management of disclosures of childhood sexual abuse.

Conor O'Mahony, law lecturer at University College Cork, was speaking at the launch of One in Four's 2019 annual report and said he would be making four recommendations in his forthcoming report to deal with the issue.