Children’s Authority impresses UNICEF

Perceval also praised authority Chairman Stephanie Daly SC, whom she noted was well known in the region for her work in promoting the rights of children.

Perceval and other members of the UNICEF team which accompanied her toured the authority’s registry department and got a first-hand view of its process for receiving reports of children in need of care and protection. Perceval said the authority’s data collection and child protection system was impressive and should be replicated throughout the region.

Daly and Perceval noted that a key goal for their respective organisations was to change attitudes towards child protection and develop a culture of prevention, which would reduce abuse and which is always a better outcome than responding after harm is caused.