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
17/04/2025: Almost nine in 10 teachers seeing poverty related fatigue in pupils
Teachers are reporting high levels of tiredness, hunger, physical under-development and poor hygiene in the classroom among pupils impacted by poverty.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
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.
16/04/2025: Disposable vape use falling in UK ahead of ban
The popularity of disposable e-cigarettes or vapes has fallen ahead of a UK-wide ban, external on their sale on 1 June, a study suggests.
16/04/2025: Disabled children wait ‘over a year’ for social care assessments
Research has found that almost one in five parents of children with disabilities are facing a wait of more than 12 months to receive their legal entitlement of a social worker assessment.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
15/04/2025: Teachers in England move a step closer to striking
Teachers in England will vote on whether or not to go on strike if the government stands by its pay offer for the next school year.
12/04/2025: ‘I believe my son will end up killing somebody’
Parents and guardians who are being physically and mentally abused by the children in their care desperately need more help, a support service says.
11/04/2025: What goes on inside toddlers’ brains? A pioneering project is trying to find out
Two-year-old Henry is completely transfixed by the iPad in front of him. Every time a smiley face appears he taps the screen – and his tap transforms the face into a cartoon of a dancing animal.
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
09/04/2025: A third of teachers reported misogyny among pupils last week, survey suggests
More than a third of secondary teachers have reported misogynistic behaviour from pupils at their school in the last week, a survey commissioned by BBC News suggests.
07/04/2025: Probe reveals ‘concerning’ rates of young arson suspects
Nearly 4,000 young arson suspects were investigated by police over just three years, data analysis shows.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
06/04/2025: Family support spending recovers following years of stagnation, data shows
Annual family support spending grew by 21% in real-terms from 2020-21 from 2023-24, but remains well below expenditure on statutory social care, ahead of reforms designed to rebalance system.
05/04/2025: ‘I didn’t start out wanting to see kids’: are porn algorithms feeding a generation of paedophiles – or creating one?
More than 850 men a month are arrested for online child abuse offences in England and Wales. They come from every walk of life: teachers, police officers, doctors, TV presenters. And the numbers are rising every year. How did this happen?