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An evaluation of the special needs educational programme for children at M’Lop Tapang in Southwest Cambodia (2025)
Book

M’Lop Tapang is a registered non-governmental organisation working in Sihanoukville,
Southwest Cambodia. It provides services to around 5000 vulnerable children and around
2500 families as part of its special needs programme. The key aim of the pr... Read More about An evaluation of the special needs educational programme for children at M’Lop Tapang in Southwest Cambodia.

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) evidence submission to the Public Bill Committee, Crime and Policing Bill (2025)
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Summary
• This evidence submission from RCPCH relates to Part 5, Chapter 2 (Duty to Report
Child Sexual Abuse).
• The goal of any child protection policy is to ensure that children are protected from
harm. An evidence review by the RCPCH has show... Read More about Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) evidence submission to the Public Bill Committee, Crime and Policing Bill.

Ensuring children’s wellbeing by ending the physical punishment of children : Briefing for parliamentarians. (2025)
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In 2025, it cannot be right that children, the youngest and most vulnerable group in society, are the
least protected from physical assault.

Leading organisations working in child health, child protection and safeguarding, human rights,
mental h... Read More about Ensuring children’s wellbeing by ending the physical punishment of children : Briefing for parliamentarians..

Abolition of the common law defence of reasonable punishment of children in England: evidence to UK Parliament (Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Committee) (2025)
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The authors of this submission support New Clause (NC) 10 and consequential Amendment
11 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (“CWSB”) before the UK Parliament (as at
21 January 2025) and believe that these amendments should both be made to... Read More about Abolition of the common law defence of reasonable punishment of children in England: evidence to UK Parliament (Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Committee).

Putting child health at the centre of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (2025)
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Rowland, A., & Hastie, G. (2025). Putting child health at the centre of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

This report sets out the main themes of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill and highlights its most significant aspects for children, young people and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) members. Children’s social care and sch... Read More about Putting child health at the centre of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

The time for debate is over: The health, education, and legal case for legislative change to prohibit and eliminate all physical punishment of children and to achieve equal protection from assault in England and Northern Ireland (2024)
Journal Article

Within the UK, children in England and Northern Ireland are the only people who are not fully protected in law from assault. Scotland and Wales have paved the way towards the UK becoming a more equal society and better protecting children, leaving En... Read More about The time for debate is over: The health, education, and legal case for legislative change to prohibit and eliminate all physical punishment of children and to achieve equal protection from assault in England and Northern Ireland.

RCPCH responds to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (2024)
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Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, & Rowland, A. (2024). RCPCH responds to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill. London, UK

For too long and far too often, the needs of our children and young people have been ignored by national policymakers, so it’s good to see Government publish a Bill that is said to have an aim to create a ‘child-centred Government’.

However, we... Read More about RCPCH responds to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

RCPCH responds to NSPCC’s corporal punishment data (2024)
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Rowland, A., Fussey, E., & Kennedy, L. RCPCH responds to NSPCC’s corporal punishment data. [Online]

The negative health impacts of physical punishment in childhood are well documented, clear and need no further debate. Children who experience physical punishment are more likely to develop poorer mental health and are more likely to experience serio... Read More about RCPCH responds to NSPCC’s corporal punishment data.

Simulated Initial Child Protection Conference (2024)
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This is a simulated Child Protection Conference to be used for education purposes. All of the people involved were acting in role and the family and scenario were simulated.

Simulated Strategy Meeting (2024)
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This is a Simulated Strategy Meeting which occurred prior to a Simulated Child Protection Conference, used for education purposes.