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It's the UK term for the person in any organisation that deals with vulnerable people (children, patients, disabled people, old people) that has the responsibil
by badcppdev 3y ago
It's the UK term for the person in any organisation that deals with vulnerable people (children, patients, disabled people, old people) that has the responsibility of taking any allegations, concerns, accusations and making sure they are dealt with properly. That means documenting, investigating, and escalating to the authorities.
- swagempire 3y agoShouldn't that be a lawyer normally? It sounds like they have a great potential to violate human rights.
- notahacker 3y agoThis may come as a surprise to you, but schools, community football clubs, nursing homes etc don't have full time lawyers in the UK. Someone has to decide when to call the police, when to call social services, when to [not] immediately alert parents, guardians of next or kin, when to seek further legal advice etc. And frankly the last person you'd want to be the main point of contact for vulnerable people dealing with sensitive issues is a lawyer whose job it is to minimise problems for the organisation (or maximise work for themselves...)
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- mynameisvlad 3y agoI mean it just sounds like a formalized mandatory reporter to me. That's pretty much what they're there for in the US as well.
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- justsomehnguy 3y agoSomewhat similar to ombudsman?
- lozenge 3y agoMaybe a guidance counselor or pastoral role? Who do the police call when they find a student misbehaving, who calls the parents when the kid is repeatedly absent, who talks to CPS if the kid is avoiding going home.