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Risk of abuse or neglect 'must be reported' from 2016 | Risk of abuse or neglect 'must be reported' from 2016 |
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Suspected risk of abuse or neglect of children or adults must reported by police, health staff and other workers from 2016, it has been confirmed. | Suspected risk of abuse or neglect of children or adults must reported by police, health staff and other workers from 2016, it has been confirmed. |
Professionals will face action if they do not alert the relevant local authority under the law passed in May. | Professionals will face action if they do not alert the relevant local authority under the law passed in May. |
They will be given the right to enter premises to check if a vulnerable adult is making their own decisions. | They will be given the right to enter premises to check if a vulnerable adult is making their own decisions. |
Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford said the measures would protect those who are most at risk. | Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford said the measures would protect those who are most at risk. |
Among those affected by the new law are probation service providers, local health boards, NHS trusts, youth offending teams and the police. | Among those affected by the new law are probation service providers, local health boards, NHS trusts, youth offending teams and the police. |
People who fail to report incidents of abuse under the new legislation could face disciplinary proceedings or action for breaching their professional code of conduct. | People who fail to report incidents of abuse under the new legislation could face disciplinary proceedings or action for breaching their professional code of conduct. |
Currently, there is no statutory duty on agencies to report suspected child abuse to social services. | Currently, there is no statutory duty on agencies to report suspected child abuse to social services. |
"We're not proposing to create a new criminal offence but people would be liable to sanctions through their own professional and disciplinary procedures," Mr Drakeford. | "We're not proposing to create a new criminal offence but people would be liable to sanctions through their own professional and disciplinary procedures," Mr Drakeford. |
"We will certainly be providing guidance on the way that new duties should be operated." | "We will certainly be providing guidance on the way that new duties should be operated." |
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