Emily Smith
NSPCC calls on Government to speed up child protection reform pledge
EVERY year, the NSPCC collates the number of child cruelty and neglect offences recorded by police forces across England. Latest figures show the number of reported cases of children subjected…
Paris Hilton reveals she is working with the British government on new child protection laws after her own ordeal at ‘troubled teen’ bootcamp where she was abused
Paris Hilton has revealed she is working with the British government to advocate for change on legislation to protect vulnerable children after she was abused at a ‘troubled teen’ bootcamp. Opening up in…
Thousands of UK young people caught watching online child abuse images
Several thousand young people are being caught each year sharing or watching indecent images of children – including child abuse material – a Guardian investigation has revealed. Figures obtained through…
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…
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…
Lessons learned over knife crime and youth violence at first safeguarding fayre staged by Arnewood School in New Milton
A PLAY and interactive stalls helped raise awareness among a New Milton school’s pupils around issues including knife crime and youth violence. Arnewood School recently hosted the safeguarding fair, attended…
Facebook ‘prioritising profit over child safety’ with encryption plans
Child protection experts have fiercely criticised social media giant Meta over its plans for end-to-end encryption, accusing the tech firm of prioritising profit over children’s safety. Simon Bailey, a former…
PFCC urges public to keep children safe on dark roads
PFCC, Peter McCall, urges parents to keep themselves and their children visible when they are near and on the roads this winter. Many of Cumbria’s rural roads do not have…
