Child Abuse

Cabin Hill Statutory Inquiry Report PDF 212 KB
The report of the statutory inquiry set up to investigate child protection matters at Cabin Hill School, was published on 25 January 2005. The statutory inquiry, which was announced by Education Minister, Barry Gardiner, on 2 June 2004, investigated the events surrounding the sexual abuse of a boarding pupil at Cabin Hill Preparatory School, by a fellow pupil, in 1992. The Inquiry Team was specifically asked to identify any lessons which might have application for schools and child protection more widely.

Circular 2003/13-Welfare and Protection of Pupils Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 PDF 17.1 KB came into operation in 1 April 2004.

This circular informs schools and their Boards of Governors about a number of important new legal requirements in respect of the welfare and protection of pupils.

You can obtain more information about Child Protection at the Education Support website.