Latest Safeguarding News
Illegal pornography, abuse and exploitation to be investigated by new reviewer
Source: Department of Science Innovation and Technology published on this website Monday 4 December 2023 by Jill Powell
The porn industry will be scrutinised by a dedicated reviewer who has been appointed to assess the damage it causes individuals and society.
Baroness Bertin will look at abuse, exploitation and trafficking in the pornography industry, pornography’s impact on viewers, and ways t...
Read More..........New Advent 30 Day What’s Up Challenge – Starting 1 December
Source: TheSource published on this website Friday 1 December 2023 by Jill Powell
Designed for young people but ideal for all
The holiday season is often associated with joy and togetherness. However, for some of us it can be a time of increased stress, anxiety, and loneliness. To help support young people’s emotional wellbeing over Christmas and New Year, TheSource has created an Advent 30 Day ...
Read More..........Independent Inquiry into the issues raised by the David Fuller Case publishes Phase 1 Report
Source: Fuller Independent Inquiry published on this website Thursday 30 November 2023 by Jill Powell
The Independent Inquiry into the issues raised by the David Fuller case has been established to investigate how David Fuller was able to carry out inappropriate and unlawful actions in the mortuary of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust and why they went apparently unnoticed.
In December 202...
Read More..........Children must understand risk as UK schools say pupils abusing AI to make sexual imagery of other children
Source: UK Safer Internet Centre published on this website Wednesday 29 November 2023 by Jill Powell
‘Urgent action’ is needed to prevent this technology being abused further in schools.
Initial reports show schoolchildren in the UK are now using AI to generate indecent images of other children, with experts warning urgent action is needed to help children understand the risks of making this sor...
Read More..........New phase of campaign encourages students to say Enough to abuse
Source: Home Office published on this website Tuesday 28 November 2023 by Jill Powell
The government’s innovative Enough campaign will join forces with over 30 UK universities in a bid to protect women and girls on university campuses.
Launching its third phase, the Enough campaign targets potential perpetrators of violence against women and girls.
For the first time, it will partner up with un...
Read More..........New ‘up-skirting' ‘cyber-flashing,' down blousing, position of trust and other offences come into effect in Northern Ireland
Source: Northern Ireland Department of Justice published on this website Monday 27 November 2023 by Jill Powell
The changes to the law on sexual offending mark the final stage of the implementation of the Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 – a key area of the Department’s legislative reform programme.
Permanent Secretary at the Department of Justice, Ri...
Read More..........Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) links up with UK's leading domestic abuse charity
Source: Civil Nuclear Constabulary and Civil Nuclear Authority published on this website Friday 24 November 2023 by Jill Powell
The CNC is proud to announce a partnership with Refuge in a bid to support all abuse victims.
Refuge is the UK’s largest domestic abuse charity, and the newly announced links are a huge step in ensuring the constabulary has support in place for any employee who needs it...
Read More..........Conversations with strangers: Stopitnow launch their new film Spotlight to deter online grooming
Source: Stop It Now published on this website Thursday 23 November 2023 by Jill Powell
With research finding that more than one in four (28%) UK adults regularly speak with people they do not know online, today Stop It Now are pleased to announce the release of a new online film warning adults engaging in sexual conversations with under-16s that this behaviour is illegal and has severe consequenc...
Read More..........Research Briefing on Duties to report Child Abuse in England
Source: House of Commons Library published on this site Wednesday 22 November 2023 by Jill Powell
This briefing mainly relates to England but also includes information on the position in other countries, including Wales.
Current position
There is currently no general statutory obligation for individuals in England to report child abuse. Government statutory guidance on safeguarding, says “...
Read More..........Far-right ‘reverend’ who exchanged letters with terrorists convicted of stirring up racial hatred
Source: Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) published on this website Tuesday 21 November 2023 by Jill Powell
The editor of a far-right website has been convicted of possessing racially inflammatory material including stickers that had been posted in and around Liverpool in 2021 as part of a campaign directing people to a website calling for the establishment of a white master race.
James Cost...
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