Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005) > Chapter 7 : Protection of Children > Part 2 : National Child Protection Register

(1)	Part A of the Register must be a record of—

(a)	all reports of abuse or deliberate neglect of a child made to the Director-General in terms of this Act;

(b)	all convictions of all persons on charges involving the abuse or deliberate neglect of a child; and

(c)	all findings by a children's court that a child is in need of care and protection because of abuse or deliberate neglect of the child.

(2)	Part A of the Register must reflect—

(a)	in the case of reported incidents referred to in subsection (1)(a)—

(i)	the full names, surname, physical address and identification number of the child;

(ii)	the age and gender of the child;

(iii)

whether the child has a disability and if so, the nature of the disability;

(iv)	whether the child has a chronic illness and if so, the nature of the chronic illness;

(v)	the nature and a brief account of the incident, including the place and date of the incident;

(vi)	the full names, surname, physical address and identification number of the parents or care-giver of the child; and

(vii)

the name and physical address of the institution, child and youth care centre, partial care facility or shelter or drop-in centre, if the incident occurred at such a place;

(b)	in the case of a conviction referred to in subsection (1)(b)—

(i)	the full names, surname, physical address and identification number of the child;

(ii)	the age and gender of the child;

(iii)

whether the child has a disability and if so, the nature of the disability;

(iv)	whether the child has a chronic illness and if so, the nature of the chronic illness;

(v)	the full names, surname, physical address, identification number and occupation of the convicted person;

(vi)	the nature and a brief account of the charge and conviction, including the place and date of the incident of which the person was charged; and

(vii)

details of the relationship between the convicted person and the child;

(c)	in the case of a finding by a children's court referred to in subsection (1)(c)—

(i)	the full names, surname, physical address and identification number of the child;

(ii)	the age and gender of the child;

(iii)

whether the child has a disability and if so, the nature of the disability;

(iv)	whether the child has a chronic illness and if so, the nature of the chronic illness;

(v)	a brief summary of the court’s reasons for finding the child to be in need of care and protection;

(vi)	information on the outcome of the court’s finding on the child;

(vii)

the full names, surname, physical address and identification number of the parents or care-giver of the child; and

(viii)

a brief summary of the services rendered to the child found to be in need of care; and

(d)	any other prescribed information.

Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)