The Life Skills Centre
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Get FlashEmerging Issues
The government’s consultation document Staying Safe outlines a commitment to drive improvements in child safety over the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR07) period, which runs from 2008-2011.
More important is the growing urgency to address the extent of child maltreatment, with the study revealing the following:
- 7% children having experienced serious physical abuse.
- 1% of children aged under 16 experienced sexual abuse by a parent or carer and a further 3% by another relative.
