#safeguarding

#safeguarding

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The 13-year-old had a curiosity for war memorabilia and the Nazi dictator, a fascination with weapons and claimed to speak German and Russian. After she was found with a knife at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, a referral to the government's anti-terror scheme was discussed but not pursued. The girl later armed herself with her father's multi-tool and attacked two teachers, Fiona Elias and Liz Hopkin, and a pupil in April last year. After her arrest, she told police:

Senior coroner Graeme Irvine said, 'It seems to me that your brother's death was tragic and it was a horrible, horrible death.'

The new Crime and Policing Bill introduces mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse concerns, with a 'Romeo and Juliet' clause for consensual teen relationships to prevent unintentional consequences.