Expert view: Why you need a child protection policy

By Matthew Wilson, Third Sector Online, 28 May 2008

Save the Children's report on the sexual abuse and exploitation of children by aid workers and similar allegations earlier this year about care homes in Jersey highlight the critical importance of having an effective child protection policy.

No One to Turn To found that children as young as six are suffering sexual abuse at the hands of aid workers and called for more effective complaints mechanisms ( Third Sector Online , 27 May ). Having an effective child protection policy can help you to prevent abuse and...

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