Child Abuse

This Help Guide is about child abuse, what it is and the different types and forms of child abuse. There are many misconceptions of what child abuse actually is. This Help Guide will hopefully dispel that. 

We will also discuss the signs of child abuse and how you can safeguard your child against it and where you can get help.

This Help Guide will discuss 5 topics.

BOX 1 What is child abuse? – Here we discuss what are the different types of child abuse, other forms of child abuse, Sarah’s law, reporting child abuse and where you and your child can get help.

BOX 2 Childcare abuse – This webpage will go over different aspects of childcare from what it is to where they must be registered. We will also go over what steps you can take to safeguard against childcare abuse, who you can report it to and where you and your child can get help. 

BOX 3 Smacking – This guide will give you an understanding of the law regarding smacking, what is reasonable punishment, when does smacking become child abuse, when is smacking actual body harm (ABH) or grievous body harm (GBH), who you can report smacking to and where you and your child can get help.

BOX 4 Female genital mutilation (FGM) – Here we will talk through what if FGM and why it is outlawed in the UK, how to get a court order to prevent it, where you can report it and where a girl who is being pressurised to get it can reach out. 

BOX 5 Child abandonment – This guide will explain what is child abandonment, what happens to an abandoned child, the role of social services, the effect of abandonment, who can you report it to and where can a parent or a child get help.

Please click on the relevant box and you will be taken to the write up on the topic