November 2023
UK school pupils ‘using AI to create indecent imagery of other children’
Children in British schools are using artificial intelligence (AI) to make indecent images of other children, a group of experts on child abuse and technology has warned. They said that…
Scouts fees rise to fund new safeguarding team
The Scout Association is overhauling its safeguarding procedures following a campaign by abuse survivors – with a membership fee rise to cover the costs. A new inspection team will check…
Safeguarding jobs round up – November 24, 2023
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…
Lincolnshire Police deploys AI for child safeguarding
Lincolnshire Police has deployed an AI application to support the identification of vulnerable children. It has announced its adoption the CESIUM system, following its collaboration with AI company Trilateral Research…
Safeguarding children requires creating a culture where people can report concerns – expert
Existing legislation already quite strong, former senior garda said, but poor practice cannot be tolerated A safeguarding consultant has said it was important to make people feel comfortable with reporting…
Senior Tory MP criticises government’s refusal to back new sex education strategy aimed at boys
A senior Tory MP has criticised the government for refusing to commit to a new sex education strategy for boys which aims tackle sexual harassment and gender-based violence. The Women and Equalities Committee called for…
Calls for child sunbed ban
Health experts have called for a ban on under-16s using sunbeds. They claim it would save lives as skin cancer rates soar amid a fashion for all-year tans. The disease…
Rangers Charity Foundation announces donation to UNICEF UK Children’s Emergency Fund
This World Children’s Day, Rangers Charity Foundation is pledging donation this season of £25,000 to UNICEF UK’s Children’s Emergency Fund to help provide rapid assistance to children and their families…
Why I refuse to give my son, 10, a mobile phone: Ex-primary school teacher says devices are unsafe for children as data reveals more than half of all nine-year-olds now have one
A mother has revealed why her son is banned from having a phone – as figures show more than half of all ten-year-olds in Britain now have one. Ex-primary school…
New online safety plans to end ‘stranger danger’ for children
Strangers are to be barred from sending messages to children on social media under plans by Ofcom to protect young people online. In an exclusive article for the Telegraph, Melanie Dawes, the…
