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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1302691/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><strong>\u2018<\/strong>Keeping children safe in education\u2019 (KCSIE) is statutory guidance to which all schools and colleges must have regard to when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. This guidance is available here: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2<\/a>.<\/p><p>Part 1 of KCSIE, which all staff should receive at induction, sets out what peer on peer abuse looks like, with detailed information covering child on child sexual violence and sexual harassment for staff who work directly with children. All staff should receive appropriate safeguarding and child protection training which is regularly updated.<\/p><p>Part 5 of KCSIE sets out how schools and colleges should respond to reports of child-on-child sexual violence and sexual harassment.<\/p><p>We also provide detailed advice to support schools and colleges to understand what sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges looks like, how to prevent it, how to respond to reports of it, and on how to support victims. This advice is available here: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sexual-violence-and-sexual-harassment-between-children-in-schools-and-colleges\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sexual-violence-and-sexual-harassment-between-children-in-schools-and-colleges<\/a>.<\/p><p>The guidance is very clear that all school staff should know what to do if a child tells them they are being abused or neglected.<\/p><p>The guidance is also very clear that concerns about a child should be responded to immediately and referrals (generally led by the designated safeguarding lead) made to children\u2019s social care and the police.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps a school is legally obliged to take in response to an accusation of sexual assault being made by one pupil against another.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1249949/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The department provides two documents to assist schools in managing any report of sexual violence and sexual harassment. Both provide detailed information on schools\u2019 legal responsibilities, advice on managing reports of abuse, victim support and provide links to specialist advice and support.<\/p><p>The statutory guidance, which schools must give regard to, for keeping children safe in education is available here: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2<\/a>.<\/p><p>Advice on sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges is available here: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sexual-violence-and-sexual-harassment-between-children-in-schools-and-colleges\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sexual-violence-and-sexual-harassment-between-children-in-schools-and-colleges<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/816918/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>On 14 December 2017 the department published advice for schools on how to prevent and respond to reports of sexual violence and sexual harassment between children (available at: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sexual-violence-and-sexual-harassment-between-children-in-schools-and-colleges\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sexual-violence-and-sexual-harassment-between-children-in-schools-and-colleges<\/a>.)<\/p><p>Keeping Children Safe in Education is statutory guidance that all schools must have regard to when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children (available at: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2<\/a>).<\/p><p>KCSIE sets out that all staff should receive safeguarding and child protection training at induction and that training should be regularly updated. All schools should have an effective child protection policy. The policy should include procedures to minimise the risk of peer on peer abuse, set out how allegations will be investigated and dealt with, be clear abuse should never be passed off as \u201cbanter\u201d and set out how victims of peer on peer abuse will be supported.<\/p><p>The department is consulting on revising KCSIE. The consultation (available at: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/keeping-children-safe-in-education-proposed-revisions\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/keeping-children-safe-in-education-proposed-revisions<\/a>) closes on 22 February 2018 and provides an opportunity to comment on the effectiveness of the sexual violence and sexual harassment advice.<\/p>"}
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