meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Story

Daisy’s Law: One woman’s fight to send her rapist father to jail

The Story

The Times

Daily News Podcast, Exclusive Interviews, Daily News, Current Affairs, Global News, News, Investigative Reporting, Long-form Audio, In-depth Journalism, Audio Storytelling, News Analysis, Politics, Uk News

3.91.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Children conceived through rape will be recognised as victims of crime under new government plans. England and Wales will be among the first countries in the world to make this change to the law, ensuring that children in this situation are entitled to support from criminal justice agencies such as the police and courts. We speak to the campaigner at the centre of this landmark legal change. 

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.

Guest: The campaigner, Daisy, who has just helped change the law for children born from rape.  

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Clips: BBC, Channel 4 News, Sky News. 

This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

If you love a good TV drama, then I expect, like much of the rest of the country, you

0:12.3

are probably gripped by the BBC series Happy Valley.

0:17.2

On the face of it, it's a drama about a stoop police woman in West Yorkshire investigating

0:23.0

crimes while balancing her personal and professional lives.

0:28.1

But it soon becomes clear that this is actually the story of a mother coming to terms with

0:33.6

her daughter's rape and suicide and a grandmother raising her abandoned grandchild.

0:41.1

It's about children born from rape and how society and their families see them.

0:50.1

These are difficult conversations and they can be extremely triggering for some.

0:56.8

In today's episode, we talk about children born from rape and issues around child sexual

1:02.9

abuse.

1:03.9

So if you find those subjects, particularly upsetting, then maybe this isn't the episode

1:08.6

for you.

1:09.6

But do come back and find us again tomorrow.

1:13.6

I am more than evidence, I am more than a witness, I am more than a product of rape,

1:27.6

I am not your shame and I will not carry the shame and horror of what you chose to do.

1:34.4

In a recent piece of landmark legislation, the government is aiming to change the law

1:39.8

so that children can see through rape will be officially classified as victims of crime.

1:47.4

It's taken years and years of campaigning to get here and one voice at the forefront

1:53.7

of it all is a woman we're calling Daisy who's been fighting for the rights of people

1:59.3

in her position, children born from rape.

2:03.7

I am a secretary victim now.

2:07.4

It's changed the whole course of my life, I don't know who I would have been.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Times, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Times and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.