Section 37: How to Report Child Abuse or Neglect in Uganda
37.Duty to report infringement of rights of children
(1)Any member of the community who has evidence that the rights of a child are being infringed or that a parent, a guardian or any person having custody of a child is able to but refuses or neglects to provide the child with adequate food, shelter, clothing, medical care or education shall report the matter to the local government council of the area.
(2)The secretary for children's affairs may, upon receiving the report, summon the person against whom the report was made under subsection (1) to discuss the matter; and a decision shall be made by the secretary for children's affairs in the best interests of the child.
(3)Where the person against whom the report is made refuses to comply with the decision made under subsection (2), the secretary for children's affairs shall refer the matter to the local council court which shall adjudicate the matter and may—
(a)give any relief or order allowed by the law; and
(b)in the case of a parent, in addition to the reliefs or orders given under paragraph (a), order the parent to execute a bond to exercise proper care and guardianship by signing an undertaking to provide the child with any or all of the requirements of the child.
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You must report any evidence that a child's rights are being violated or that a parent is refusing to provide adequate food, shelter, clothing, medica...
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