Harrowing child neglect undetected because of school closures

The Child Care Law Reporting Project found that the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted severely on vulnerable children and their access to help. File picture, posed by model 

Harrowing child neglect, which has even led to hospitalisations, has gone undiscovered throughout the pandemic because of school closures, a major report on family law has warned.

The Child Care Law Reporting Project (CCLRP), which examines and reports on judicial child care proceedings, found that the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted severely on vulnerable children and their access to help.