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Children’s commissioner: Pornography affecting 8-year-olds’ behaviour
Source: BBC News The behaviour of children as young as eight is being affected by them viewing pornography, the children’s commissioner for England has said. “Children are seeing pornography too…
E Jean Carroll: Jury finds Trump sexually abused writer in NY department store
Source: BBC News A jury in a civil case has found former President Donald Trump sexually abused a magazine columnist in a New York department store in the 1990s. But…
Safeguarding agencies failed Down’s Syndrome woman, 24, who was found starved to death in her filthy bedroom by her abusive mother after years of neglect, report finds
A young woman with Down’s Syndrome who was found starved to death by her mother after years of neglect was failed by safeguarding agencies, a damning report has found. Debbie Leitch,…
Warning as Roblox chatrooms ‘promoting suicide to child gamers’
A number of chatrooms on popular kids’ game Roblox are promoting “suicide” to young users, it has been claimed. The online gaming platform lets players program games and play existing…
Ipswich ACYCLE project to support children seeking long term funding
Source: BBC News A club that aims to improve the outcomes and self-esteem of children has secured short-term funding after fears it would close last January. ACYCLE – African and…
Safeguarding jobs round up – May 5, 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…
Parents not reporting missing children due to low trust in police, report warns
Low trust and confidence in the Police means some parents may be reluctant to report their children missing, the force has been told. Just weeks after Baroness Casey’s damning review – which found institutional racism,…
Glasgow police promise ‘we will listen’ to child abuse victims in wake of Celtic Boys Club pervert conviction
Glasgow police promise ‘we will listen’ to child abuse victims in wake of Celtic Boys Club pervert conviction The force hopes that Jim Torbett’s teenage victim gets some ‘closure’ after…
Safeguarding jobs round up – April 28, 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…
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,…
