Latest Safeguarding News
Fraudster who stole a vulnerable pensioner’s bank card is jailed
Source: Kent Police published on this website Friday 30 October 2026 by Jill Powell
A fraudster who befriended a vulnerable man has been jailed after stealing his bank card and going on a 48-hour shopping spree.
Rachelle Vincent has now been sentenced to 6 years in prison for her crimes.
On 30 March 2023, Vincent attended an address in Tonbridge. The home belonged to a man in his 80s, whom she ...
Read More..........'Lord of Fraud’ Hugh Rodley admits child sexual abuse offences
Source: National Crime Agency published on this website Thursday 29 October 2026 by Jill Powell
A self-appointed lord convicted of two multi-million-pound frauds has admitted child sexual abuse offences, following a National Crime Agency investigation.
Hugh James Rodley, 79, today (Thurs 22 Oct) appeared at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court and admitted six counts of making indecent images/videos of...
Read More..........Series 3 of DBS' safeguarding podcast turns focus to barring
Source: Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) published on this website Monday 26 October 2026 by Jill Powell
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has launched the third series of its podcast, DBS Discussions: Safeguarding in Focus, with all 6 episodes available to listen to from Monday 26th October.
Series 3 takes a closer look at the barring function of DBS, exploring how and when ind...
Read More..........DBS has introduced a simpler way for applicants to share their basic DBS check result online, giving them more control over who sees it and when.
Source: Home Office published on this site Friday 23 October 2026 by Jill Powell
Applicants can now share their basic DBS check result directly with an employer or other third party, helping to make recruitment checks quicker and easier.
Quicker, simpler sharing
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has introduced a new way for applicants to share their online basic DBS check result.
Previo...
Read More..........For the first time, domestic abuse survivors will be protected in social housing law without having to flee, helping them keep their tenancy and stay safely in their home while the perpetrator is made to leave.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published on this webpage Thursday 22 October 2025 by Jill Powell
A new measure tabled for the Social Housing Bill today (Tuesday 20 October) will stop survivors having to prove abuse again where a protection order is already in place. The proposals strengthen reforms in the Bill that will protect joint tenancies from abusive partners,...
Read More..........Man jailed for multiple child sex offences
Source: Suffolk Police published on this website Wednesday 21 October 2026 by Jill Powell
A 51-year-old man has been jailed after being found guilty of multiple child sex offences against two victims.
John Fordham, of no fixed abode but from Bury St Edmunds, appeared at Ipswich Crown Court on Friday, 16 October, where he was handed an extended licence totalling 26 years, made up of 19 years’ imp...
Read More..........Persistent themes in safeguarding reviews
Source: The Child Safeguarding Review Panel published on this website Tuesday 20 October 2026 by Jill Powell
The Child Safeguarding Review Panel’s persistent themes bring together national learning from child safeguarding reviews where children have died or suffered serious harm from abuse or neglect. They focus on recurring challenges that continue to feature across safeguarding practice an...
Read More..........Man jailed for attempted false imprisonment, trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence and actual bodily harm in Sussex, and child sex offences in Hampshire
Source: Sussex Police published on this website Monday 19 October 2026
A man from Hampshire has been sentenced for attempted false imprisonment, trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence, and actual bodily harm in Sussex and for child sex abuse in Hampshire.
Christopher Buxey, 43, broke into the home of a family known to him in Rogate in the early hours of Thursday 4 June.
Inside th...
Read More..........Ofsted to pilot new Independent Complaints Review service
Source: Ofsted published on this website Friday 16 October 2026 by Jill Powell
Under the pilot, state-funded schools that have complained about an inspection will be able to request a review of how Ofsted handled their complaint and – for the first time – whether the outcome was fair and reasonable, including where it related to the inspection process and findings.
Soon after taking up the post ...
Read More..........Campaign launched with backing of foster carers and care-experienced influencers as part of government plans to create 10,000 new foster places.
Source: Department for Education published on this website Thursday 15 October 2026 by Jill Powell
More children in the care system in England will get the loving, supportive homes they need as the government calls on people to open their hearts and homes to some of the most vulnerable children in society.
A new national recruitment campaign – the first of its kind in England – will encourage ad...
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