December 2021
Safeguarding jobs round up – 17 December 2021
Welcome to this week’s jobs round-up, where you can view some of the job vacancies currently available in the world of safeguarding. Below are a selection of jobs which will…
The things I wish my parents had known…Young people’s advice on talking to your child about online sexual harassment
Today we launched a guide for parents and carers on online sexual harassment and how they can support children to stay safe online. “The things I wish my parents had…
Edinburgh council sex scandal: Five-figure sum paid to adult learner in ‘inappropriate emails’ case
A student who claimed she had been sent ‘inappropriate emails’ by a disgraced teacher was paid tens of thousands of pounds in compensation, the Evening News can reveal. The payment…
Dame Sara Thornton responds to review on Home Office and Police data sharing arrangements
The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner Dame Sara Thornton has responded to publication of the Home Office Review of data sharing: migrant victims and witnesses of crime laid in Parliament today. In…
Star Hobson social workers were duped, says babysitter as killer is sentenced
The first person to raise concerns about murdered Star Hobson has said social workers were duped by the toddler’s mother and her girlfriend, who will be sentenced later. Bouncer and…
Student stalked at university calls for change
A woman who was stalked and threatened with kidnap by a fellow student has told the BBC her university’s failure to act swiftly left her terrified. Katie, which is not…
Star Hobson: Savannah Brockhill guilty of murder
A woman has been found guilty of murdering her partner’s 16-month-old daughter after months of mistreatment. Savannah Brockhill caused “catastrophic” injuries to Star Hobson, whose mother Frankie Smith was convicted…
Dundee City Council Housing Domestic Abuse Policy wins prestigious award
A policy designed to support victims of domestic abuse living in Dundee City Council housing has scooped a prestigious national award. The Housing Domestic Abuse Policy picked up the Colin Mair Award for…
Social workers ‘failed’ boy neglected so badly by child in cage monster docs thought he had leukaemia
The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had so many bruises that doctors thought he had leukaemia. A boy badly neglected by a serial child abuser was failed…
Surrey teenager who took her own life ‘was not safe at school’, say parents
Frances-Rose Thomas, 15, died at home after accessing content involving suicide on a school iPad The parents of a 15-year-old autistic girl who died by suicide after her school did…
