While welcoming the new legal definition of harming children, which is extended to cover the harm they suffer by seeing or hearing the ill treatment of another, it said it was committed to ensuring that children don't become "unnecessarily involved in child protection procedures".
The association's president Tony Hunter said the amendment, which comes into force from 31 January, "strengthens our view that all forms of violence and abuse in families are unacceptable, and that children are entitled to protection from its damaging impact".
The association is also working with the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service to ensure that cases of divorce and separation where there is an ongoing risk of harm are appropriately referred.
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