Canarian Weekly
30-11-2012, 11:30
Spanish launch a new international initiative to tackle travelling child sex offenders from the UK.
A new international initiative to preventUKsex offenders travelling to other countries and gaining access to children through teaching or volunteering roles was launched inSpaintoday
Specialist Spanish officers tackling child sexual abuse have shared their expertise and experience of combating this crime with staff from theUK’s Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre during a two-day law enforcement workshop, which included the launch of the International Child Protection Certificate.
CEOP’s International Child Protection Certificate (ICPC) is a new police check for UK nationals who are travelling and working overseas and will help identify and screen out those who are unsuitable to be working with children. CEOP has found that some international schools, charities and other agencies overseas do not currently have access to the same level of police checks available to organisations in the UK, sometimes enabling sex offender to gain positions of trust with children.
CEOP is the UK national law enforcement agency dedicated to protecting children from abuse. The certificate has been designed to help prevent known child sex offenders from gaining inappropriate roles in other countries.
The schedule of events is being delivered through CEOP’s International Child Protection Network and is supported by funding from VISA Europe.
Peter Davies, Chief Executive of CEOP: “There is clear evidence to suggest that serious sex offenders who are known to authorities in the UK will often seek out opportunities to work or volunteer abroad. In many instances this will be through teaching roles but could equally be through other occupations such as charity worker, orphanage worker or as a children’s home worker. The International Child Protection Certificate is intended to be a world-wide safeguard which will give employers and voluntary organisations reassurance that applicants have no convictions in theUKwhich would make them unsuitable to work with children. It’s the only UK police check for UK nationals and residents working overseas for some organisations overseas so it’s an essential pre-employment or placement check to protect children.”
HM Majesty’s Ambassador toSpain, Giles Paxman, said:
“Sexual abuse of children is a detestable crime. We are determined to do all we can to help schools and other organisations working with children to protect themselves from the perpetrators, both at home and abroad. I am glad to see the interest the ICPC has raised inSpain.
This initiative is part of a much wider programme of cooperation between Spanish and British law enforcement agencies. I sincerely hope it will protect minors as well as deter offenders.”
More... (http://www.canarianweekly.com/international-child-protection-certificate/)
A new international initiative to preventUKsex offenders travelling to other countries and gaining access to children through teaching or volunteering roles was launched inSpaintoday
Specialist Spanish officers tackling child sexual abuse have shared their expertise and experience of combating this crime with staff from theUK’s Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre during a two-day law enforcement workshop, which included the launch of the International Child Protection Certificate.
CEOP’s International Child Protection Certificate (ICPC) is a new police check for UK nationals who are travelling and working overseas and will help identify and screen out those who are unsuitable to be working with children. CEOP has found that some international schools, charities and other agencies overseas do not currently have access to the same level of police checks available to organisations in the UK, sometimes enabling sex offender to gain positions of trust with children.
CEOP is the UK national law enforcement agency dedicated to protecting children from abuse. The certificate has been designed to help prevent known child sex offenders from gaining inappropriate roles in other countries.
The schedule of events is being delivered through CEOP’s International Child Protection Network and is supported by funding from VISA Europe.
Peter Davies, Chief Executive of CEOP: “There is clear evidence to suggest that serious sex offenders who are known to authorities in the UK will often seek out opportunities to work or volunteer abroad. In many instances this will be through teaching roles but could equally be through other occupations such as charity worker, orphanage worker or as a children’s home worker. The International Child Protection Certificate is intended to be a world-wide safeguard which will give employers and voluntary organisations reassurance that applicants have no convictions in theUKwhich would make them unsuitable to work with children. It’s the only UK police check for UK nationals and residents working overseas for some organisations overseas so it’s an essential pre-employment or placement check to protect children.”
HM Majesty’s Ambassador toSpain, Giles Paxman, said:
“Sexual abuse of children is a detestable crime. We are determined to do all we can to help schools and other organisations working with children to protect themselves from the perpetrators, both at home and abroad. I am glad to see the interest the ICPC has raised inSpain.
This initiative is part of a much wider programme of cooperation between Spanish and British law enforcement agencies. I sincerely hope it will protect minors as well as deter offenders.”
More... (http://www.canarianweekly.com/international-child-protection-certificate/)