# Children Act 2004, Paragraph 10


For the purposes of the law of defamation—
(a) any statement made by the Children’s Commissioner in a report published under this Part has absolute privilege; and
(b) any other statement made by the Children’s Commissioner or a member of his staff for the purposes of this Part has qualified privilege.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/31/schedule/1/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-2004/schedule-1/paragraph-10
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