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into the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 allowing law courts to accept as evidence the testimony of children too young to understand the meaning of an oath. Waugh afterwards played leading role in securing the landmark Anti-Cruelty Act 1889, popularly known as the 'Children's Charter', which allowed a child to be taken from abusive parents. Waugh's achievements led to criticism and in 1896 the Echo newspaper accused him of financial mismanagement

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