Event Calendar

Upcoming Events

Tackling Harassment in Higher Education Conference

23/09/2025

From 1st August 2025, all universities and colleges will be required to meet a new condition of registration on harassment and sexual misconduct. Now is the time for higher education institutions to update their policies and processes to better protect students and deal with incidents effectively. Following the introduction of the new OfS condition, join Westminster Insight’s Tackling Harassment in Higher Education Conference to ensure you are meeting the requirements.

ISTRuctE, London From £250.00

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Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour Digital Conference

30/09/2025

Cracking down on anti-social behaviour (ASB) in communities is a key priority. Join this timely, half-day conference to discuss the next steps for preventing and tackling ASB across the country. The Crime and Policing Bill, currently making its way through Parliament, is set to introduce major provisions to help stamp out anti-social behaviour and deal with perpetrators, including new Respect Orders.

From £279.00

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Webinar: Children Facing Sexual Allegations

30/09/2025

Allegations of sexual offences present unique and complex challenges for children accused of them. The stigma and potential for a lasting criminal record can have life-long consequences. Paradoxically, some of the very laws intended to protect children from exploitation by adults are now being applied to prosecute children themselves.

£15.00

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School Attendance Digital Conference

22/10/2025

The evidence is clear that every day at school counts. School absence was at 7.1% last academic year, a reduction from 7.4% in 2022/23, but still significantly higher than pre-pandemic rates (4.7% in 2018/19). Particularly concerning is that one in five children are now persistently absent (missing more than 10% of school days) and severe absence (missing more than half of school) has more than doubled since the pandemic.

From £279.00

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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

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D&C News

Work experience 2025

Work Experience 2025 So brings to an end another successful year of work experience across Devon and Cornwall. With five weeks of programmes run across the force and approximately a hundred year 10 students taking part, this has been our largest experience yet. With applications having been open since September,...
National News

03/04/2025: Blanket ban on teen smartphone use ‘potentially detrimental’, says academic

Dr Amy Orben says there are no ‘one-size-fits-all answers’ given importance of access to online information

(Source: Guardian)

03/04/2025: Record Surge in Intimate Image Abuse Reports to the Revenge Porn Helpline

The Revenge Porn Helpline has released its latest annual report, revealing an alarming 20.9% increase in intimate image abuse reports across 2024, marking the highest number of reports in the service’s history.

(Source: South West Grid for Learning)

02/04/2025: Parents allowed to block children’s games and friends on Roblox

Parents will be able to block their children from specific games and experiences on Roblox as part of new safety measures announced by the hugely popular gaming platform.

(Source: BBC News)

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”

(Source: Community Care)

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.

(Source: Internet Watch Foundation)

01/04/2025: Thousands paid in compensation for school assaults

Councils in the South East have paid out tens of thousands of pounds in compensation to staff who have been injured during school violence, a BBC investigation can reveal.

(Source: BBC News)

01/04/2025: New MOJ Report Examines Needs and Characteristics of Prolific Youth Offenders

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published a report on repeat offending by children and young people in England and Wales.

(Source: Youth Justice Legal Centre)

31/03/2025: Support for children with family in prison goes on

Funding to support the “hidden issue” of children in Devon who have had a parent sent to prison is set to continue.

(Source: BBC News)

31/03/2025: Some children vaping in class, say teachers (Wales)

School pupils are unable to concentrate because of the effects of nicotine and some are even vaping in class, according to teachers.

(Source: BBC News)

31/03/2025: ‘Boys feel increasingly isolated’: teenagers on Netflix’s Adolescence

Sixth-formers discuss the hit show and what it is really like to be a young male in Britain today

(Source: Independent)

31/03/2025: What Do We Know About Repeat Offending By Children & Young People?

Data First linked datasets used to produce a profile of repeat offending by children and young people

(Source: BBC News)

30/03/2025: Morning-after pill to be made free at pharmacies in England

Women across England will be able to get the morning-after pill for free from pharmacies from later this year, the government has said.

(Source: BBC News)