12 Dec 2008 - WalesOnline
Wales has been given the power to make its own laws to safeguard children.
The Vulnerable Childrenﾒs Legislative Competence Order yesterday received its royal approval, paving the way for a series of Assembly measures targeted at children and young...
01 Jul 1999 -
An Act to require a list to be kept of persons considered unsuitable to work with children; to extend the power to make regulations under section 218(6) of the Education Reform Act 1988; to make further provision with respect to that list and the...
12 Aug 2009 - The Press and Journal
Calls for a national inquiry into child protection services in Scotland were stepped up last night after the couple responsible for the death of Baby P were named for the first time.
Labour leader Iain Gray said cases like that of Dundee toddler...
18 Sep 2012 - Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
Safeguarding children is everyone's business and co-operation is vital to protect the most vulnerable young people in Northern Ireland.
That was the message from Health Minister Edwin Poots today as he launched the new Safeguarding Board for...
01 May 2002 -
The agencies in Northern Ireland began to work together on this in 1998 and have now developed clear procedures for the assessment and management of sex offenders and those who pose a risk to children.