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# children first guidelines

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Opinion: Priests should break the seal of confession when someone admits to child abuse
Peter Ferguson
Poll: Should priests be exempted from mandatory crime reporting?
New row between Church and State over ‘privileged’ confessions
Minister for Children publishes new child protection guidelines