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Child Protection Committee(CPC)

A committee has been constituted in DPS Guwahati to deal with cases related to child sexual abuse. The committee will remain available to all parents via the school’s front office and official email ID. The policies of the Child Protection Committee shall apply to teaching and non teaching staff, drivers, aayas, conductors, housekeeping and other ancillary staff working in the school. Parents can send their complaints (if any) via email(REGISTER COMPLAINT) or can register the same in person to the school authority so that the issue can be addressed as per guidelines without any delay.

1	Child Protection Officer	Ms. Ratna Sinha
2	Deputy CPO	Ms.Meher I Amin
3	School Counsellor	Ms. Manjuri Bharali Saikia
4	Advocate and External Member	Ms. Rakhee S
5	Teacher Representatives	Elementary wing	Ms. Pompi Gogoi & Ms. Rim Phukan
		VI-VIII	Ms. Upali Dutta
		IX-XII	Ms. Darshana Goswami & Ms. Sujata Tamuly
6	Student Representative	Sports Secretary	Master Toko Hakum
		Head Girl	Miss Tanisha Hazarika

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012 was formulated in order to effectively address sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children through legal provisions. POCSO received the President‟s assent on 19 June 2012 and was notified in the Gazette of India the next day.

The objectives of the POCSO Act are:

To protect children from the offences of
- Sexual assault
- Sexual harassment
- Pornography
To establish Special Courts for speedy trial of such offences.

The Salient features of the Act are that it:

Defines the child as anyone below the age of 18
Is gender neutral law, wherein the law takes cognizance of sexual crimes committed against both girls and boys under the age of 18 years.
Addresses a wide range of sexual offences which include anything from complete and partial penetration, non-penetrative sexual assault, stalking of a child, showing children pornography, using the child for pornography and exhibitionism. The law protects children from both contact and non-contact sexual abuse.
Places the burden of proof on the accused and ensures punishment for all perpetrators irrespective of age and gender
Does not recognize consensual sexual acts among children or between a child and an adult.
Prosecutes any person (including a child) for engaging in a sexual act with a child irrespective of whether the latter consented to it.
Provides for more severe punishment, when the sexual offence is committed by a person in a position of trust or authority
Introduces child friendly measures and defines the role of the Police as a child protector
Pronounces the importance of Mandatory Reporting of sexual offences

Above all, the Act stipulates that a case of Child Sexual Abuse must be disposed of within one year from the date the offence is reported.

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THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT, 2012

POCSO ACT, 2012 AND CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE(CSA)