The phrase "abuse procedure" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to protocols or guidelines for addressing or managing abuse, such as in organizational policies or legal documents.
Example: "The organization has implemented a strict abuse procedure to ensure the safety and well-being of all its members."
Alternatives: "abuse protocol" or "abuse policy".
Nonetheless, the attorney general, Kelly A. Ayotte, told the bishop in a letter dated Monday that failure to address problems in sexual abuse procedures before the state's next audit "may result in court action for contempt and other legal remedies".
"Cadets Canada refuses to conduct a public, external audit of its sexual abuse procedures and history".
Speaking here at a news conference where the bishops' findings were announced, Dr. Ewers noted that the audit process, which is largely a matter of self-reporting by diocesan staff, did not examine the effectiveness of anti-abuse procedures adopted by the bishops, only if those procedures are in place.
"Any suggestion the agency might do otherwise would be an abuse of procedure, which we would immediately challenge in court".
But for those with mental health problems, learning disabilities and/or a history of sexual abuse, the procedure can be exceptionally traumatic.
Jim Killock, from the Open Rights Group, said: "Laying 18 pages of clauses before the Lords to insert into an already complicated bill is an abuse of procedure.
"My client is outraged that the 17th chamber of the court has described this as an abuse of procedure as he was simply exercising judicial means available to him to request that his fundamental rights are respected".
In April, bowing to demands by human-rights groups, the government made it harder to abuse the procedure for lodging complaints under the country's blasphemy law, which is usually invoked against Christians and Hindus.
If international forces see such abuse, a procedure needs be in place that guarantees the guilty individuals will be held responsible and such behavior will not reoccur.
Here, again, is Brooks's imperative to rely on niceness: someday, someone might abuse these procedures, but we're fine now.
