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CATEGORIES OF ABUSE • Physical abuse: Could be bruises, scars, fractures, burns bites, etc. • Sexual abuse: Sexually molesting or assaulting a child or allowing a child to be sexually mo lested or assaulted; encouraging, inducing or forcing a child to be used for sexual gratification of another person; participating or assisting in the commercial sexual exploitation of a child. • Emotional abuse: It may take the form of failure to meet a child’s need for affection, attention, stimulation, or constant verbal abuse, rejection, threats of violence or attempts to frighten the child. • Deliberate neglect: Continuous failure to protect a child from exposure to any danger, cold, starvation, substance abuse, not carry out important aspects of care, etc. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER A REPORT HAS BEEN FILED? A designated child protection social worker will visit the child and family to assess whether the child is in need of care and protection. If the children’s court is satisfied that it is in the best interest of the child not to be removed from his or her home or place where he or she resides, however the removal of the alleged offender from such home or place would secure the safety and well-being of the child. • The presiding officer can rule that the alleged offender leave the home or place where the child resides and refrain from entering such home or place or having contact with the child until the court hearing. • The court may order that the child could be visited by the alleged offender upon such conditions as would ensure the best interest of the child. • The alleged offender will be ordered to contribute towards the maintenance of the family. • A social worker can request that a police official must request the alleged offender to appear before a presiding officer, on a set date. WHEN REPORTING A CASE, ARE CHILDREN ALWAYS REMOVED FROM THE FAMILY? No, only when the child’s life is in danger. The principle of keeping a child within his/her family as long as possible is valued. When taking such a decision, the best interest of the child would be paramount. Families and children are part of any decision-making in their situation. ARE PARENTAL RIGHTS AFFECTED BY THE CHILD PROTECTION REGISTER? No, registration in itself does not affect a parent’s or care-giver(s) legal responsibility to the child. It is only affected if legal action has to be taken (for example: removal of the child), or when the children’s court deems it proper to issue an order to assist the family and the child. Social Development: 0800 60 10 11 Police Emergency Line: 10 111 Child Line: 0800 05 55 55 Building a Caring Society. Together. Chief Directorate Communication Department of Social Development Private Bag x901 PRETORIA 0001 Tel: (012) 312 7731/7654 Fax: (012) 312 7988/7943 Toll free no. 0800 60 10 11 www.dsd.gov.za Toll-free no. 0800 60 10 11 Child Protection Register

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Page 1: CATEGORIES OF ABUSE WHEN REPORTING A CASE ...A designated child protection social worker will visit the child and family to assess whether the child is in need of care and protection

CATEGORIES OF ABUSE• Physicalabuse:Couldbebruises,scars, fractures,burnsbites,etc.• Sexualabuse:Sexuallymolestingorassaulting achildorallowingachildtobesexuallymo lestedorassaulted;encouraging,inducingor forcingachildtobeusedforsexualgratification ofanotherperson;participatingorassistingin thecommercialsexualexploitationofachild.• Emotionalabuse:Itmaytaketheformoffailure tomeetachild’sneedforaffection,attention, stimulation,orconstantverbalabuse,rejection, threatsofviolenceorattemptstofrightenthe child.• Deliberateneglect:Continuousfailuretoprotect achildfromexposuretoanydanger,cold, starvation,substanceabuse,notcarry outimportantaspectsofcare,etc.

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER A REPORT HAS BEEN FILED?Adesignatedchildprotectionsocialworkerwillvisitthechildandfamilytoassesswhetherthechildisinneedofcareandprotection.Ifthechildren’scourtissatisfiedthatitisinthebestinterestofthechildnottoberemovedfromhisorherhomeorplacewhereheorsheresides,howevertheremovaloftheallegedoffenderfromsuchhomeorplacewouldsecurethesafetyandwell-beingofthechild.• Thepresidingofficercanrulethatthealleged offenderleavethehomeorplacewherethe childresidesandrefrainfromenteringsuch homeorplaceorhavingcontactwiththechild untilthecourthearing.• Thecourtmayorderthatthechildcouldbe visitedbytheallegedoffenderuponsuch conditionsaswouldensurethebestinterestof thechild.

• Theallegedoffenderwillbeorderedto contributetowardsthemaintenanceof thefamily.• Asocialworkercanrequestthatapoliceofficial mustrequesttheallegedoffendertoappear beforeapresidingofficer,onasetdate.

WHEN REPORTING A CASE, ARE CHILDREN ALWAYS REMOVED FROM THE FAMILY?No,onlywhenthechild’slifeisindanger.Theprincipleofkeepingachildwithinhis/herfamilyaslongaspossibleisvalued.Whentakingsuchadecision,thebestinterestofthechildwouldbeparamount.Familiesandchildrenarepartofanydecision-makingintheirsituation.

ARE PARENTAL RIGHTS AFFECTED BY THE CHILD PROTECTION REGISTER?No,registrationinitselfdoesnotaffectaparent’sorcare-giver(s)legalresponsibilitytothechild.Itisonlyaffectediflegalactionhastobetaken(forexample:removalofthechild),orwhenthechildren’scourtdeemsitpropertoissueanordertoassistthefamilyandthechild.

Social Development: 0800 60 10 11

Police Emergency Line: 10 111

Child Line: 0800 05 55 55

BuildingaCaringSociety.Together.

ChiefDirectorateCommunicationDepartmentofSocial

DevelopmentPrivateBagx901

PRETORIA0001

Tel:(012)3127731/7654Fax:(012)3127988/7943Tollfreeno.0800601011

www.dsd.gov.zaToll-freeno.0800601011

Child Protection Register

Page 2: CATEGORIES OF ABUSE WHEN REPORTING A CASE ...A designated child protection social worker will visit the child and family to assess whether the child is in need of care and protection

WHAT IS THE CHILD PROTECTION REGISTER?TheNationalChildProtectionRegisterrecordsvulnerablechildren,undertheageof18years,whoareinneedofcareandprotection.TheregisterismaintainedbyasocialworkerwithinalocalDepartmentofSocialDevelopmentanddesignatedchildprotectionorganizations.InformationcontainedintheRegisterisstrictlyconfidentialandcanonlybesharedwiththosewhoformpartoftheChildProtectionteam(forexample:ateacher/anurse/acaregiver/apoliceofficial/amagistrate,etc)

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE REGISTER?AccordingtoChildren’sAct(No.38of2005),thepurposeoftheregisterisasfollows:• Tohavearecordofabuseordeliberateneglect inflictedonspecificchildren.• Tohavearecordofthecircumstances surroundingtheabuseordeliberateneglect inflictedonthechildren.• TousetheinformationintheRegisterinorderto protectthesechildrenfromfurtherabuseor neglect.• Tomonitorcasesandservicestosuchchildren.• Toshareinformationbetweenprofessionalsthat arepartofthechildprotectionteam.• Todeterminepatternsandtrendsofabuseor deliberateneglectofchildren• TousetheinformationintheRegisterfor planningandbudgetarypurposestoprevent theabuseanddeliberateneglectofchildren andprotectchildrenonanational,provincial andmunicipallevel.

WHO SHOULD REPORT?AccordingtotheChildren’sAct(No.38of2005)thefollowingprofessionalpersonsareobligedtoreportchildabusecases.Suchpersonsarelistedundersection110(1)asfollows:

“Anycorrectionalofficial,dentist,homeopath,immigrationofficial,labourinspector,legalpractitioner,medicalpractitioner,midwife,ministerofreligion,nurse,occupationaltherapist,physiotherapist,psychologist,religiousleader,socialserviceprofessional,socialworker,speechtherapist,teacher,traditionalhealthpractitioner,traditionalleaderormemberofstafforvolunteerworkeratapartialcarefacility,drop-incentreorchildandyouthcarecentrewhoonreasonablegroundsconcludesthatachildhasbeenabusedinamannercausingphysicalinjury,sexuallyabusedordeliberatelyneglected,mustreportthatconclusionintheprescribedformtoadesignatedchildprotectionorganization,theprovincialdepartmentofsocialdevelopmentorapoliceofficial”.

IF I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL PERSON?Anyperson(memberofsociety,neighbour,concernedcitizen)whoonreasonablegroundsbelievesthatachildisinneedofcareandprotectionmayreportthatbelieftotheprovincialdepartmentofsocialdevelopment,childprotectionorganizationorapoliceofficial.• Suchapersonmustsubstantiatethatconclusion orbelieftotheprovincialdepartmentofsocial development,adesignatedchildprotection organizationorpoliceofficial.• Thepersonwhomakesareportingoodfaithis notliabletocivilactiononthebasisofthe report.• Theidentityoftheinformantwillbetreated asconfidential.Youonlyneedtobefamiliarwith thefollowing:

Identifyingparticularsofthechild.•Identifyingparticularsofthebiologicalpar-•ents/care-givers.Addressofwherethechildcurrentlylives•and,ifawayfromparents,theaddressoftheparents.Datesandtypeofincidents.•Detailsofcircumstancesgivingrisetothe•abuse.Anycontactdetailsofotherpersonswho•couldconfirmtheallegedabuse.Yourcontactdetailsonthefile,shouldthe•designatedsocialworkerhavetofollow-upcertaindetailswithyou,isimportant.

WHERE TO REPORT?Thereportcanbemadeatthenearestsocialworkoffice,thepoliceordesignatedchildprotectionorganization,wherethechildresides.

CARE AND PROTECTION/ SERVICES RENDERED• Thepolicewillensurethesafetyandwellbeing ofthechildconcernedifthechild’ssafetyisat risk.• Theprovincialdepartmentofsocial developmentordesignatedchildprotection organizationmaytakemeasurestoassistthe childasfollows:

Riskassessmentandinvestigations•Counseling•Mediation•Preventionandearlyinterventionservices•Familyreconstructionandrehabilitation•Behaviourmodification•Problemsolvingandreferraltoanother•suitablyqualifiedpersonororganization.Supportduringacriminalproceduretrial.•Supportduringachildren’scourtinquiry.•


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