Latest Safeguarding News
Open call for evidence: Out-of-school settings safeguarding
Source: Department for Education published on this website Tuesday 19 August 2025 by Jill Powell
The Department for Education (DfE) is calling for evidence to inform the development of government policy on safeguarding in the out-of-school settings (OOSS) sector. This call for evidence is being held on another website.
This call for evidence closes at 11:59pm on 21 September 2025
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Read More..........Organisations must prepare now for new fraud prevention law
Source: Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) published on this website Monday 18 August 2025 by Jill Powell
Large organisations across England and Wales need to finalise preparations for a new fraud prevention law that comes into force on 1 September 2025.
The reminder comes as the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today published joint updated guidance for prose...
Read More..........New theory test questions aim to boost cardiac arrest survival rate
Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency published on this website Friday 15 August 2025
From 2026, driving theory tests will include new CPR questions and, for the first time, questions about defibrillators to boost cardiac arrest survival.
Driving theory tests will include enhanced first aid questions from 2026, building on existing first aid content that has been part of driver education f...
Read More..........Proposals To Criminalise Sexually Explicit Deepfake Images
Source: Ministry of Justice published on this website Thursday 14 August 2025 by Jill Powell
Summary
The Department of Justice is seeking views on proposals to criminalise the creation and sharing of sexually explicit deepfake images of adults.
Documents
Sexually explicit deepfake images consultationAdobe PDF (540 KB)
Equality screening formAdobe PDF (403 KB)
Response formMicrosoft Word (6...
Read More..........OPSS launches new small hazards, big harm campaign
Source: Office of Products and Standards (OPSS) published on this site Wednesday 13 August 2025 by Jill Powell
Parents urged to be aware of everyday items that pose serious risks when swallowed by young children.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has launched a new campaign hashtag and updated resources to raise awareness among parents and carers about the hazards to children associate...
Read More..........Sittingbourne sex offender who targeted children jailed
Source: Kent Police published on this website Tuesday 12 August 2025 by Jill Powell
Bradley Kite a sex offender from Sittingbourne who groomed young teenage girls and lavished them with gifts has been jailed.
Bradley Kite, 42, of Lydbrook Close, pleaded guilty to multiple offences at Maidstone Crown Court.
While the sexual abuse was taking place, Kite manipulated a girl to believe he ...
Read More..........Statement on the National Crime Agency’s adoption of South Yorkshire child sexual abuse investigation posted on 8 August 2025
Source: National Crime Agency (NCA) published on this site Monday 11 August 2025 by Jill Powell
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has agreed to lead and continue an investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse by former South Yorkshire Police (SYP) officers, following a request by the force to do so.
The investigation will be carried out by officers from Operation Stovewood - the NCA’s enq...
Read More..........The Charity Commission has launched a statutory inquiry into Edmund Kell Unitarian Church and Elizabeth Kell Community Hall over financial and safeguarding concerns.
Source: Charity Commission published on this website Friday 8 August 2025 by Jill Powell
The charity, which serves the local community of Southampton, is an excepted charity meaning that it does not require registration with the Commission. As such, it is not listed on the Register of Charities.
The regulator started engaging with the charity in April 2025 after receiving a...
Read More..........Police to get cutting edge technology to tackle grooming gangs
Source: Home Office published on this website Thursday 7 August 2025 by Jill Powell
Children, young people and vulnerable adults across England and Wales will be better protected from grooming gangs and other vile organised exploitation, as all police forces gain access to leading-edge investigative technology. The government is injecting £426,000 of new funding into the Tackling Organised Exploi...
Read More..........Youths who tortured and killed kittens banned from ever owning pets
Source: Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) published on this website Wednesday 6 August 2025 by Jill Powell
Two teenagers who admitted torturing and killing kittens have been detained in a young offender institution and banned from ever owning pets again. The boy, 17, and girl, 17, who cannot be named due to their age, both previously pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to an animal and ...
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