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  2. Mandated reporter - Wikipedia

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    The criteria for reporting vary significantly based on jurisdiction. [11] Typically, mandatory reporting applies to people who have reason to suspect the abuse or neglect of a child, but it can also apply to people who suspect abuse or neglect of a dependent adult or the elderly, [12] or to any members of society (sometimes called Universal Mandatory Reporting [UMR]).

  3. Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse - Wikipedia

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    The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) [1] in England and Wales was an inquiry examining how the country's institutions handled their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse. It was announced by the British Home Secretary, Theresa May, on 7 July 2014. [2] It published its 19th and final report on 20 October 2022. [3]

  4. Safeguarding - Wikipedia

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    The UK Government has defined the term 'safeguarding children' as: "The process of protecting children from abuse or neglect, preventing impairment of their health and development, and ensuring they are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care that enables children to have optimum life chances and ...

  5. Child sexual abuse in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    A 2020 report by the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse stated that "In the records of defendants prosecuted for child sexual abuse offences" among those in which ethnic background was recorded "the vast majority were white (89%); 6% were Asian, 3% were Black, 1% were from mixed ethnic backgrounds and 1% were from "other" ethnic ...

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  7. Murder of Daniel Pelka - Wikipedia

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    The case inspired a petition to make it mandatory to report evidence of child abuse. [18] After extensive consultation, the UK government decided not to introduce mandatory reporting, fearing it could create a "needle in a haystack" situation, where reports of extensive evidence of serious abuse would be lost among less credible or less serious ...

  8. Domestic Abuse Act 2021 - Wikipedia

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    The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 created a new Domestic Abuse Protection Order ('DAPO') and Notice ('DAPN') which aims to unify the current protection orders within the UK. This is following aims to offer "maximum protection to all victims" of domestic violence in the UK in order to prevent the violence from recurring in the home. [11]

  9. Laws regarding child sexual abuse - Wikipedia

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    Few forms of child abuse are a crime under Malaysian law. Suspects can be charged only for rape (penile penetration) and incest. Police can do little since the legal definition is limited. Malaysian courts seldom convict people for child sexual abuse, and Malaysia keeps no official statistics on child abuse. [10]