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Children first: the child protection system in England: responses from the Government and Ofsted to the Committee's fourth report of session 2012-13
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 35p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In November 2012, the Education Committee published ‘Children First: the child protection system in England’. The report warned that the system is failing older children and called for changes to ensure that all children are treated as children and that their interests are put first. The responses to this report from the Government and Ofsted were received on 8 February 2013 and 25 January 2013 respectively. These are published as Appendices 1 and 2 to the report.
Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003: (asp 5): explanatory notes
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003: 2003 asp 5
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 23p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003 aims to improve the safeguards for children by preventing unsuitable people from working with them. The Act allows Scottish Ministers to set up the Disqualified from Working with Children List which came into operation on 10 January 2005. The Act introduces new duties and offences which apply equally to the statutory, private and voluntary sectors and covers work in both paid employment and unpaid voluntary service. Please note that Section 11(3)(a) of the Act came into force on 11 April 2005. It is now an offence for an organisation to knowingly employ a person in a child care position, if that person is disqualified from working in such a position. A date for the commencement of Section 11 (3)(b) has not yet been set. This Section creates a new offence which organisations will commit if they fail to remove a disqualified individual from a child care position. This Section has not been commenced because it raises the need for checks on existing staff and volunteers.
The Emergency Protection Order (Transfer of Responsibilities) Regulations 1991
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 9): explanatory notes
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The new Scottish Act, provides that an offence in relation to grooming will be committed by a person where: A person travels to meet, or actually meets, with a child who is 16 or younger, or arranges for the child to travel to the meeting; The person intends to carry out unlawful sexual activity against the child – evidence for this might be from materials brought by the person such as condoms or the nature of previous communications on the part of the adult; The person has communicated with the child on at least one previous occasion beforehand; and The person does not reasonably believe that the child is 16 or older. This new legislation – part of a series of measures we are taking to tighten controls around sex offenders, helps further improve the protection of children from those who seek to harm them. It will allow chief constables to apply to the sheriff court for a Risk of Sexual Harm Order (RSHO) to restrict the activities of individuals who are believed to pose a risk of sexual harm to children. The Act also extends existing laws relating to those who seek to make and distribute child porn and introduces new offences to deal with those who purchase sexual services from under 18s and for those who encourage, control and arrange such services. In addition it will enable a sentencing judge to impose a Sexual Offences Prevention Order to restrict the movements of sex offenders upon conviction, without the need – as at present – for further evidence of threatening behaviour post conviction and a chief constable's application.
Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005: 2005 asp9
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The new Scottish Act, provides that an offence in relation to grooming will be committed by a person where: A person travels to meet, or actually meets, with a child who is 16 or younger, or arranges for the child to travel to the meeting; The person intends to carry out unlawful sexual activity against the child – evidence for this might be from materials brought by the person such as condoms or the nature of previous communications on the part of the adult; The person has communicated with the child on at least one previous occasion beforehand; and The person does not reasonably believe that the child is 16 or older. This new legislation – part of a series of measures we are taking to tighten controls around sex offenders, helps further improve the protection of children from those who seek to harm them. It will allow chief constables to apply to the sheriff court for a Risk of Sexual Harm Order (RSHO) to restrict the activities of individuals who are believed to pose a risk of sexual harm to children. The Act also extends existing laws relating to those who seek to make and distribute child porn and introduces new offences to deal with those who purchase sexual services from under 18s and for those who encourage, control and arrange such services. In addition it will enable a sentencing judge to impose a Sexual Offences Prevention Order to restrict the movements of sex offenders upon conviction, without the need – as at present – for further evidence of threatening behaviour post conviction and a chief constable's application.
Sexual Offences Act 2003: chapter 42: explanatory notes
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Sexual Offences Act was granted Royal Assent in November 2003 and will be implemented in May 2004. It includes measures to help juries make fair and balanced decisions on the question of consent and introduces new offences to improve protection for children and vulnerable adults. The offences in the Act are underpinned by maximum penalties that reflect the seriousness of the offending behaviour and are supported by measures to strengthen the monitoring of registered sex offenders.
The Children (Protection from Offenders)(Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Children Act 1989 (Amendment)(Children's Services Planning) Order 1996
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 3p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Children Act 2004: chapter 31 explanatory notes
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 35p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Explanatory notes to help in the understanding of the Children Act 2004, which was passed on 15 November 2004. Part 1 of the Act provides for the establishment of a Children's Commissioner, to ensure children and young people have a voice at national level. Part 2 of the Act contained proposals to support better integrated planning, commissioning, and delivery of children’s services and provide for clear accountability.