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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Rhiannon James

Tories call for national child cruelty register to protect victims of abuse

Those convicted of child cruelty should be placed on a national register to ensure survivors are not failed by systemic blind spots, the Conservatives said.

Shadow solicitor general Helen Grant said it would operate similarly to the sex offenders register, with those who pose an ongoing risk to children remaining visible to the authorities.

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