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The Children’s Commissioner for England describes the changes, she is putting forward, as needed in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Source: The Children’s Commissioner for England published on this website Friday January 10 2025 by Jill Powell
Dame Rachel de Souza writes:
“ As Children’s Commissioner, I want England to be the best place for children to grow up, where every child can be safe, healthy and happy. My role was born out of the need to hear children’s voices, who too often are excluded and overlooked in a system de...
Read More..........The Lucy Lamplugh Trust Statement on John Cannan’s death
Source: Lucy Lamplugh Trust published on this website Thursday January 9, 2025, by Jill Powell
John Cannan was a prime suspect in the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh, who went missing on the 28th of July 1986. Suzy’s body has never been found, and no perpetrator ever convicted, but she has been presumed murdered and was legally declared dead in 1993. Though not convicted, in 2002 he was named as a...
Read More..........Major reforms to protect thousands of vulnerable children hidden from sight will take another crucial step forward today.
Source: Department for Education published on this website Wednesday 8 January 2025 by Jill Powell
Major reforms to protect thousands of vulnerable children hidden from sight will take another crucial step forward today, as the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is debated in Parliament (Wednesday 8 January).
Children not in school registers, stronger powers for councils to make sure ch...
Read More..........Predators who create sexually explicit ‘deepfakes’ could face prosecution as the Government bears down on vile online abuse.
Source: Ministry of Justice published on this website Tuesday 7 January 2025 by Jill Powell
Predators who create sexually explicit ‘deepfakes’ could face prosecution as the Government bears down on vile online abuse as part of its mission to make our streets safer.
The proliferation of these hyper-realistic images has grown at an alarming rate, causing devastating harm to victims, particularly w...
Read More..........ACT on IICSA responds to recent press coverage on Child Sexual Abuse
Source: The Survivors Trust published on this website Monday 6 January 2025 by Jill Powell
The press release from The Survivors Trust says:
“Recent press coverage on child sexual abuse (CSA) highlights a troubling trend of misinformation that undermines the true scale of the crisis and the pressing need for reform. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), which heard from over 7,...
Read More..........New reforms and independent commission to transform social care
Source: Department of Health and Social Care published on this website Friday 3 January 2025 by Jill Powell
Immediate investment and reforms to improve adult social care, and Louise Casey appointed to head independent commission and build cross-party consensus.
Government sets out immediate investment and reforms to improve adult social care and support the workforce
Package of support ...
Read More..........Serious crime laws to be overhauled to combat people-smuggling gangs
Source: Home Office published on this website Thursday January 2 2025by Jill Powell
In a major upgrade to Serious Crime Prevention Orders, new Interim Orders will allow immediate action to disrupt and deter suspected serious criminality.
These orders are part of a stronger approach to organised crime which will form part of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. This new approach will...
Read More..........Wishing you all a happy festive season and a peaceful 2025
News will be back on January 2 2025...
Read More..........First codes of practice and guidance published, on new duties for tech firms under the UK’s Online Safety Act
Source: Ofcom published on this site Wednesday 18 December 2024 by Jill Powell
Ofcom has, four months ahead of the statutory deadline, published its first-edition codes of practice and guidance on tackling illegal harms – such as terror, hate, fraud, child sexual abuse and assisting or encouraging suicide[ – under the UK’s Online Safety Act.
The Act places new safety duties on soc...
Read More..........Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill being introduced to Parliament today.
Source: Department for Education published on this site Tuesday 17 December 2024 by Jill Powell
Protecting children at risk of abuse and stopping vulnerable children falling through the cracks are at the heart of a landmark children’s Bill, set to be introduced in Parliament today (17 December).
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is central to delivering on the government’s Plan for Chang...
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