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Undercover police reveal 10 out of 14 Leeds hotels and taxis fail to report child sexual exploitation ‘red flags’
Undercover police reveal 10 out of 14 Leeds hotels and taxis fail to report child sexual exploitation ‘red flags’ A multi-agency operation has taken place to test the level of…
High rate of UK teens skipping meals because of poverty, survey suggests
Teenagers in the UK are skipping more meals because of poverty than in many other Western European countries, a survey suggests. In the UK, 11% of pupils told the Programme…
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…
Safeguarding jobs round up – December 8 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…
Coaches banned from weighing gymnasts in new safeguarding rules
Coaches have been banned from weighing gymnasts and must allow toilet and hydration breaks under new safe sport rules issued by British Gymnastics. The new policy comes almost 18 months after…
Red flags in child safeguarding
What is child safeguarding? The NSPCC defines safeguarding as ‘action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm’. Child protection is part of safeguarding practice and…
Pornography websites will have to check users’ ages, under draft guidelines
Ofcom proposals will require online providers to seek proof of being over 18 to stop children accessing content Online pornography sites will be required to use age-checking measures to ensure…
Record numbers of children being home schooled
The number of children being home educated has increased dramatically in the last five years. In the area covered by Devon County Council, a record number of 2,951 children were…
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…
