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<p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has robust procedures in place to protect cadets.
This includes ensuring that all adults who work with children are required to undergo
mandatory security and background checks, are subject to rigorous disclosure procedures
and receive regular safeguarding training. We encourage anyone who has been a victim,
or knows someone who has, to report it to the police.</p><p> </p><p>The cadet organisations
have comprehensive reporting procedures in place to ensure that when they are made
aware of an incident it is acted upon immediately; any allegation involving possible
criminal activity is reported to the appropriate authorities for investigation. Background
checks are undertaken for all Adult volunteers and unlike many other youth organisations,
the checks are redone or updated every five years. Whilst each Cadet Headquarters
has safeguarding expertise and can provide advice, victims of past abuse are directed
to the various professional organisations e.g. the National Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children, who specialise in this type of support.</p><p> </p><p>In the
period 2012 – June 2017, 363 abuse allegations were made to the MOD of which 282 were
referred to the police. Information on the number of prosecutions would be held by
the relevant individual police forces. The MOD does not hold this detail.</p><p> </p>
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