Upcoming Events
Adultification, Children and the Criminal Legal System
12/11/2025
The effects of adultification can be profound and damaging. Children who experience it frequently face harsher treatment within education, care, and justice systems.
£15.00
Tackling County Lines Digital Conference
02/12/2025
With an estimated 14,500 children at risk or involved in county lines criminal exploitation, the urgency to act has never been greater. Chaired by Steph Roberts-Bibby, Chief Executive of the Youth Justice Board, Westminster Insight’s timely Tackling County Lines online conference will explore the latest developments in policy, prevention, and protection.
From £279.00
Victims at the Heart of Justice Digital Conference
28/01/2026
Upholding victims’ rights means guaranteeing they are treated with dignity, respect, and compassion throughout the criminal justice process, giving them a voice, ensuring they are safe, and have access to the services they need. Westminster Insight’s Victims at the Heart of Justice Digital Conference will take place this coming January. Join colleagues from across agencies to discover how to rebuild confidence in the justice system and uphold the rights of victims through dignity, protection, support, and access to vital services.
From £299
Tackling Spiking Online Training
30/01/2026
The Tackling Spiking online training equips you with the knowledge and skills to help prevent, identify, and respond to spiking incidents. Learn how to protect individuals, preserve evidence, and support victims with confidence and care. This timely course also provides a clear overview of the legal framework, including new provisions in the Crime and Policing Bill like the introduce of a new offence – administering a harmful substance.
From £279.00
Work experience 2025
22/05/2025: Slight improvements in racial diversity and more consistent retention in DCS role, ADCS reports
Fewer local authorities experienced a change in director of children’s services last year, according to The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS), 2025 DCS update.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
21/05/2025: Phone and shouting ban ‘transforms’ school plagued by fights
Fights arranged in school via social media, then filmed and shared online.
21/05/2025: Universities must do more to prevent suicides, ministers say
Universities in England have been told to step up efforts to prevent student suicides, in a review commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE).
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21/05/2025: Health providers call on government to prioritise young people
Health providers are urging ministers to ensure children’s health is a priority in its forthcoming NHS Plan and Comprehensive Spending Review and to build on good practice already taking place to support young people.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
20/05/2025: Mobile prison used to teach children about crime
A mobile prison cell, complete with bunk beds and a metal toilet, is visiting primary schools to teach children about crime.
16/05/2025: Government ‘outpaced’ in mission to tackle violence against women and girls, warns PAC
The government must take “strong action on all fronts” to tackle violence against women and girls, an influential committee of MPs has urged, after an inquiry found that support services are under “unsustainable pressure”.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
16/05/2025: DfE unveils more funding for mental health in schools teams
The Department for Education has announced a funding boost of up to £49 million to provide 900,000 more pupils with mental health support in school this year.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
15/05/2025: Private schools say fees have gone up by 22% in last year
Private school fees were 22.6% higher on average in January compared with a year ago, according to the body that represents most independent schools in the UK.
15/05/2025: ‘I thought the abuse was normal – he was my first proper boyfriend’
Lucy, not her real name, was just 13 years old when she met her ex-boyfriend online. The start of their relationship was “like something out of a rom-com or romance novel”.
15/05/2025: People ‘will find a way’ to harmful content – teens
People will “no matter what, find a way” to access inappropriate and harmful content online even after a new crackdown comes into force, teenagers have said.
15/05/2025: Early help funding for youngest children funnelled to crisis support
Early help spending on children aged four and under has halved since 2010 – with money instead being diverted to urgent and crisis support, such as taking children into care, research has found.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
14/05/2025: Free breakfast clubs open at Cornwall schools
The launch of government-funded free breakfast clubs has more than doubled attendance before lessons at a group of five primary schools in Cornwall, school leaders say.