Lottie Andrews
Grooming cases at record high amid online safety laws delay
Source: BBC News Tens of thousands of online grooming crimes have been recorded during the wait for updated online safety laws. Campaigners are urging tech companies and MPs to back…
County partners praised for ‘collective commitment’ to safeguarding children
Source: theforestreview.co.uk THE multi-agency response to safeguarding children across Gloucestershire has been praised in a report following a wide-ranging inspection of services. Inspectors from Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission (CQC)…
World Athletics adopts new rules for Athletes’ Representatives and Safeguarding
Source: worldathletics.org Safeguarding The World Athletics Council has approved new Safeguarding Rules to guard against abuse, harassment or exploitation by World Athletics officials or which may occur at a World…
Safeguarding jobs round up – August 11, 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…
Below Deck Down Under: Jason Chambers addresses sexual misconduct row
Source: BBC News Captain Jason Chambers from Australian reality series Below Deck Down Under has addressed sexual misconduct on the show’s set. He thanked the production crew for “breaking the…
Secondary school absence continues to grow in wake of lockdown
Source: Daily Telegraph Record proportion of pupils missed at least a month of school in last academic year, according to Telegraph analysis. Secondary school pupils are increasingly missing from the…
Serious harms in care report to remain unpublished
The national statutory body for child safeguarding has refused to publish a report which analysed 48 separate incidents where children in care died or were seriously harmed (see its headline…
NSPCC concerned over impact of coercive and controlling behaviour on children
The charity said some forms of abuse, such as coercive control, can sometimes be overlooked or minimised. A charity has warned about risks facing some young people over the summer…
Staffordshire Police told it still needs to improve safeguarding for children
Staffordshire Police still needs to do more to protect children, according to a report published on Friday. His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) visited in…
Government to review case for powers of entry for social workers in adult safeguarding cases
The government is reviewing the case for giving social workers in England powers of entry in adult safeguarding cases. It made the pledge after a review it conducted found practitioners “often [lacked]…
