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03/04/2025: No drinks with sweeteners for younger children, say UK advisers
Younger children should not be given any drinks containing artificial sweeteners, UK experts are now advising, external.
03/04/2025: Councils’ early help spending plummets by £2bn
Council spending on early intervention services has fallen by more than £2bn over 15 years, a drop of 42%, analysis shows.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
03/04/2025: MPs call for action on record number of children in temporary accommodation
Government action is needed to address the record high number of children living in temporary accommodation, with many “in appalling conditions”, say MPs.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
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.
03/04/2025: We need more male teachers so British boys have role models, says minister
Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, says there are too few men working in schools as UK reflects on TV series Adolescence.
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
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.
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.
(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.
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.