22/04/2025: Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel report provides recommendations for safeguarding children from Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage backgrounds
The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has published its report following its thematic review of a sample of safeguarding reviews in relation to Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage children.
17/04/2025: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ clause exempts consensual teen sex
A so-called “Romeo and Juliet” clause has been accepted in new plans for mandatory reporting of concerns around child sexual abuse.
10/04/2025: National child protection agency to provide oversight of practice in England
Government accepts Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse recommendation to create Child Protection Authority for England, which will initially form part of Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
03/04/2025: Racial bias greatly affects child protection practice, say social workers
Results of poll follow report into serious cases, which found the race and ethnicity of children was often not recognised or appropriately explored by practitioners.
02/04/2025: No criminal sanction for failing to report child sexual abuse under mandatory reporting plan
Absence of offence in legislation comes despite home secretary saying in January there would be “professional and criminal sanctions to fail to report or cover up child sexual abuse”
02/04/2025: Peer39 joins with IWF to prevent offenders profiting from the promotion of child sexual abuse content
Peer39, a leading provider of contextual intelligence for digital advertising, has joined forces with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to help disrupt and demonetise the spread of harmful content online.
28/03/2025: AI giving offenders ‘DIY child sexual abuse’ tool, as dozens of child victims used in AI models, IWF warns MPs
The IWF has welcomed upcoming new legislation while giving evidence in Parliament this week.
22/03/2025: Honest or unrealistic? Roblox boss’s online safety advice sparks debate
“If you’re not comfortable, don’t let your kids be on Roblox”: with that advice in an exclusive BBC interview, the hugely popular gaming platform’s CEO Dave Baszucki ignited a fierce debate among parents.
20/03/2025: Most UK adults believe emotional abuse in childhood can have a lasting psychological effect but one in six cannot spot the signs
We want to remind people of the importance of free online resources like Listen up, Speak up.
20/03/2025: Nigerian crime gangs are targeting young British boys in ‘sextortion’ scams
The National Crime Agency says boys as young as 14 are targeted into sextortion over social media platforms like Snapchat and Instagram. Once tricked into sending sexual images, they are blackmailed into sending payments of up to £100.