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�鶹ӰԺ responds to the �鶹ӰԺ Office’s announcement on Mandatory Reporting of child sexual abuse

22 February 2024

The �鶹ӰԺ Office has announced that the Government intends to introduce mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse in England and Wales.

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�鶹ӰԺ responds to worrying health data in latest children's commissioners report on children seeking asylum

30 November 2023

The report highlights several serious health and safeguarding concerns for unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK.

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Health and social workers urge �鶹ӰԺ Office to reconsider unethical age assessments for children seeking asylum

27 November 2023

Leading paediatricians, dentists and social care workers have written to the �鶹ӰԺ Secretary urging him to reconsider the use of x-rays as methods of age assessments for children seeking asylum in the UK.

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�鶹ӰԺ responds to UK Government plans to authorise the use of x-rays in age assessments of children seeking refuge and asylum

14 September 2023

On 12 September 2023, the Government confirmed its plans to authorise the use of x-rays in the age assessment of children and young people seeking asylum in the UK.

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Where we go next - President's blog

8 September 2023

Camilla reminds colleagues of the forthcoming AGM and the recruitment processes for the next President and Treasurer. She also reflects on a particularly challenging time for the profession as a whole.

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�鶹ӰԺ sets out position on mandatory reporting of child abuse in response to government consultation

8 August 2023

The �鶹ӰԺ Office has launched a call for evidence which seeks views on how implementing a duty to report child sexual abuse is likely to impact children, organisations, and affected workforces and volunteers. RCPCH is asking the government to consider five key factors first.

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�鶹ӰԺ position on mandatory reporting of child abuse

A mandatory reporting duty is a duty or obligation, placed on an individual or organisation, to report child abuse to the relevant authority (“mandatory reporting”).

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Paediatricians concerned as Illegal Migration Bill receives Royal Assent

20 July 2023

On Thursday 20 July, the Illegal Migration Bill received Royal Assent becoming the Illegal Migration Act.

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