The Reporting of Abuse ? Time for Change.
All parents need to know that although some school deal very correctly and report any cases of abuse that may occur that:
? At present there is no legal requirement on anyone working with children in England ,Wales or Scotland, to report allegations or witnessed abuse of a child, including rape, to either the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) or the police. ?
This lack of mandatory reporting allows schools to ?deal with? cases of abuse entirely within the school and by their own staff and has led to some well-documented cases of abuse continuing within the schools.
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Reporting of abuse in schools and nurseries
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byah · 29/04/2013 19:33
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