Child abuse neglected, but officials on jaunt to Canada

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Probation and Child Care Services Department officials are getting ready to head to Canada for a conference relating to rapid response to child abuse victims. This comes amidst allegations that the department’s emergency Hotline 1929 to call for immediate assistance to report child abuse is often left unattended.
National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) Chairperson H M Abeyratne confirmed that he and two other officials were attending the conference in Canada but denied that the hotline was neglected.

Questions have been raised about those who are attending the conference at a time when the department is not doing enough to deal with child abuse victims. The department is getting ready to delegate some of its work in relation to investigations into cases of child abuse to the local police, an activity which is carried out by a special police unit at the moment.

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