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Film Developers (for child pornography purposes) As of April 2019, any person who suspects child abuse or neglect is required to report suspected abuse or neglect regardless of profession in 18 States and Puerto Rico. In all other States, territories, and the District of Columbia, any person is permitted to report.
Mandated reporter. In the United States, a mandated reporter is a person who is legally required to report child abuse and neglect to Child Protective Services upon reasonable suspicion. Mandatory reporting laws generally apply to professionals who interact regularly with children (for example, teachers and pediatricians) while in some states ...
Global Reporting Initiative. The Global Reporting Initiative (known as GRI) is an international independent standards organization that helps businesses, governments, and other organizations understand and communicate their impacts on issues such as climate change, human rights, and corruption. Since its first draft guidelines were published in ...
The Hong Kong Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Bill is legislation in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, which aims to protect children from abuse and neglect. It was raised by the Chief Executive John Lee in his 2022 Policy Address, to address the public concerns over child abuses. The bill is currently undergoing the legislative ...
Compliance requirements. In the United States, compliance requirements are a series of directives United States federal government agencies established that summarize hundreds of federal laws and regulations applicable to federal assistance (also known as federal aid or federal funds). They are currently incorporated into the OMB A-133 ...
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is a 2010 U.S. federal law requiring all non-U.S. foreign financial institutions (FFIs) to search their records for customers with indicia of a connection to the U.S., including indications in records of birth or prior residency in the U.S., or the like, and to report such assets and identities of such persons to the United States Department of ...
There are four main types of child abuse: neglect, physical, emotional, and sexual. At least 1 in 7 children in the United States experience one or more forms of abuse. Learn how to spot the signs ...
EPA issued Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Final Rule that created the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) that requires corporations from all sectors of the economy to report GHG emissions to the EPA if above an agency-specified threshold level. Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Final Rule; GHGRP: December 2009