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In the previous chapter we discussed the meaning of prevention in the context of the Children Act 1989, and we looked at a few of the family-support services designed to prevent abuse from occurring. In this chapter, we shall focus on protection: that is, what happens when abuse or neglect are alleged or have actually occurred.
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© 2001 Matthew Colton, Robert Sanders and Margaret Williams
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Colton, M., Sanders, R., Williams, M. (2001). Protecting children. In: An introduction to working with children. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-91274-2_5
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