Free information index ----- Original Message -----
Dear Yvonne Jenkins, It will never be possible
for local authorities to protect children from abuse until their child
protection polices are evidence based but there is no legislation or
regulations which specifically requires local authorities to collect
& hold information on child abuse perpetrators or for them to use
that information to formulate their child protection policies. Nor is
this information available for Government to use that information to
formulate their child protection policies. ----- Original Message -----
Dear Mr Mortimer, In response to your query regarding the legislation and regulations NPTCBC respond as follows: NPTCBC are not aware of any legislation or regulations that require the collection and retention of information regarding child abuse perpetrators. NPTCBC are governed by the requirements of the Welsh Government. I trust this answer your query. Kind regards Yvonne Jenkins ----- Original Message -----
Dear Yvonne Jenkins, Please will you kindly tell me what information the current legislation & regulations require Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council to collect & hold on child abuse perpetrators? Best regards Dave ----- Original Message -----
Dear Mr Mortimer In response to your email of 13th March, Social Services answer as follows:- QA: The Local Authority has never made a conscious decision not to record the gender of alleged perpetrators in CP cases. There has never been a requirement previously for us to report this information and therefore never been built into our system. Even prior to the CP Registration process becoming automated in 2007, the gender of alleged perpetrators was not captured as part of the manual update process. Unless we are specifically required to report this information, it is unlikely that our systems will be changed to capture this. QB: The procedures are designed to protect children from people who have caused them significant harm or could be at risk of doing so in the future. Kind regards Yvonne Jenkins ----- Original Message -----
Dear Yvonne Jenkins, Please will you kindly tell me (A) why Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council does not record the gender of perpetrators & (B) who are Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council's child protection policies designed to protect children from? Best regards Dave ----- Original Message -----
Dear Mr Mortimer Your Question: Please will you kindly tell me what the (a) gender and (b) familial relationship was to the child victim of offenders in substantiated child abuse cases in the area which you have a duty to protect children from abuse for the last full year which figures are available, broken down by (i) Physical Abuse, (ii) Emotional Abuse, (iii) Sexual Abuse and (iv) cases of neglect. Our Answer: Physical Abuse: Of the 31 cases of Physical Abuse, the familial relationships were:
Emotional Abuse Of the 134 cases of Emotional Abuse, the familial relationships were:
Sexual Abuse Of the 23 cases of Sexual Abuse, the familial relationships were:
Cases Of Neglect Of the 217 cases of Neglect, the familial relationships were:
Please note: Data is collated between 1st January 2013 – 31st December 2013 Unfortunately, we do not record the gender of the alleged perpetrator, the only way to report this information would be to manually read through the narrative of each case which would be unachievable in the allotted time to complete this piece of work. Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience caused in this matter. Regards Yvonne Jenkins Who do local authorities protect children from? 28th December 2013 |