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<div data-wrapper="true" style="font-size: 12px; font-family: &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif"><h3>Child Abuse:</h3>
<p>Child abuse is any action carried out by an adult or child that causes harm to a child. It can include:</p>
<ul><li style="list-style-position: inside">Sexual abuse</li><li style="list-style-position: inside">Neglect</li><li style="list-style-position: inside">Female Genital Mutilation</li><li style="list-style-position: inside">Physical abuse</li><li style="list-style-position: inside">Emotional abuse</li><li style="list-style-position: inside">Grooming a child for abuse</li><li style="list-style-position: inside">Acts by others that are witnessed by or affect a child, for example if there is domestic</li><li style="list-style-position: inside">violence or substance misuse in the child’s home</li><li style="list-style-position: inside">Leaving a baby, toddler or young child at home alone</li></ul>
<p>If a child is beaten, smacked, harmed or neglected by a parent or guardian, social services can intervene. In severe cases, a child may be taken into care of the local council.</p>
<h3>Leaving Children Alone:</h3>
<p>A parent or guardian has a legal responsibility for the protection, care and well-being of their children. It is an offence to leave a child alone if it places them at risk. This includes leaving children alone in the care of other children. A parent should use their judgement on how mature a child is before you decide to leave them alone, e.g. at home or in a car.</p>
<p>The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) says:</p>
<ul><li style="list-style-position: inside">children under 12 are rarely mature enough to be left alone for a long period of time</li><li style="list-style-position: inside">children under 16 shouldn’t be left alone overnight</li><li style="list-style-position: inside">babies, toddlers and very young children should never be left alone</li></ul>
<p>Parents can be prosecuted if they leave a child unsupervised ‘in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health’.</p>
<p>More information and advice can be found at <a href="https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/leaving-child-home-alone/">www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/leaving-child-home-alone/</a></p></div>

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