DUTY OF CARE

Duty to Protect From Abuse

Notes:

Your duty to protect from harm means you have a duty to protect from abuse.

Remember our definition – harm can be caused by child abuse.

So you need to take reasonable steps to protect children from child abuse as part of your duty of care.

Information:

Harm can be caused by physical, psychological or emotional abuse or neglect, or sexual abuse or exploitation.

So you need to protect children from abuse.