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Children’s advocate needed in Online Safety Bill, charities urge
Youngsters need an independent online advocate who would act like a consumer watchdog to promote and protect their interests, five of Britain’s leading children’s charities have urged the Government. They…
Chilling map shows England and Wales areas police most likely to strip search children
Almost 3,000 children in England and Wales have been strip-searched by police in the past four years – a quarter of whom were aged between 10 and 15. A report…
I’ve seen abusers use family courts to control and torment victims – but change is coming
Source: The Guardian A pilot scheme is inviting journalists into England and Wales’s most private courtrooms. This can expose those who use litigation as a weapon Charlotte Proudman is a…
NHS treating hundreds of children as young as 13 for gaming disorders
Source: Sky News The number of people playing video games increased massively during pandemic lockdowns in 2020 and 2021 – but so did the risk of addiction. Campaigners have previously…
NSPCC play to keep York children safe online to be performed
Hundreds of school children in York are to see a newly commissioned play as part of an online safety campaign. The Net tells the story of a young girl who…
Liverpool pupils help shape strategy to end street harassment
A group of teenagers have shared their experiences of street harassment to help shape a strategy to tackle violence against women and girls in Liverpool. Year 11 pupils at St…
Scottish paedophile jailed for directing Philippines child abuse
A paedophile who directed sex attacks on girls in the Philippines from his home in the Scottish Highlands has been jailed for 12 years. Gary Campbell, 59, paid for abuse…
Renton flat fire murder victim named as police probe shocking attack on vulnerable man Police are treating the death as suspicious as they launch murder probe into his death
Police Scotland have named the man who was found dead in a blazing flat in West Dunbartonshire as 40-year-old Charles Wilson. Detectives are investigating claims that his killers set light to…
App supporting child protection work wins Scotland-wide award
App supporting child protection work wins Scotland-wide award 23 March 2023 An app developed at the University of Strathclyde, which was designed to support global child protection work during the…
NSPCC play to keep York children safe online to be performed
Source: BBC News Hundreds of school children in York are to see a newly commissioned play as part of an online safety campaign. The Net tells the story of a…
