Lottie Andrews
Whorlton Hall: Four guilty of ill-treating hospital patients
Source: BBC News Four carers have been found guilty of ill-treating patients at a secure hospital, following a BBC Panorama investigation. Nine former staff at Whorlton Hall, near Barnard Castle,…
Wikipedia will not perform Online Safety Bill age checks
Source: BBC News Wikipedia will not comply with any age checks required under the Online Safety Bill, its foundation says. Rebecca MacKinnon, of the Wikimedia Foundation, which supports the website, says it…
Gambling white paper: Gamblers losing £1,000 a day to face checks
Source: BBC News Gamblers who are losing £1,000 a day are expected to face checks as part of new, tougher gambling regulations. Sources say these will kick in when a…
Pupil absence in schools in England
This release looks at pupil absence across the 2021/22 academic year, including by reason and school types. Data is given on pupil absences as well as where a pupil was…
Stop ‘warehousing’ children in custody, ministers told
Ministers must stop “warehousing” children in custody, says the Children’s Commissioner, as figures revealed record numbers are being detained on remand. Dame Rachel de Souza said young offenders and suspects must be treated as…
Safeguarding jobs round up – April 21, 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…
Second woman claims she was raped by colleagues while working at CBI
Source: The Guardian Exclusive: Another female employee complained she was stalked by a male colleague in 2018 at the business lobbying group. A woman has alleged that she was raped…
TikTok’s Algorithm Keeps Pushing Suicide to Vulnerable Kids
Source: Bloomberg UK The superpopular app can serve up a stream of anxiety and despair to teens. TikTok says it’s making improvements but now faces a flood of lawsuits after…
Urgent calls for reform after horrific abuse of young people at private care homes
Source: The Guardian Child safeguarding practice review panel says harm was result of day-to-day failures and oversight. The government’s child safeguarding advisers have urged major reforms to protect severely disabled…
‘I was born from rape – but I won’t let it define me’
Source: BBC News Children conceived as a result of rape will soon be recognised as victims of crime in England and Wales, the government says. Here, people share their stories…
