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Open Mandatory Psychological Assessments for Childcare Staff to help protect children

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We call on the UK Government to require annual private psychological assessments for all childcare and education staff, and introduce an early risk-identification support system, to better protect children and strengthen safeguarding nationwide.

Introduce mandatory annual private psychological or psychiatric assessments for all childcare and education staff. Create a national early risk-identification and support system to detect emerging concerns. Review and strengthen all safeguarding procedures to better protect children across the UK.

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