Upcoming Events
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
17/03/2025: Tech Secretary sees ‘heartbreaking’ scale of online abuse on IWF hotline visit as ‘transformational’ online safety rules come into effect
Peter Kyle visited the IWF to see for himself the scale, and severity, of online sexual abuse against children.
(Source: Internet Watch Foundation)
17/03/2025: SWGfL Supports Ofcom’s Enforcement of the Illegal Harms Codes
SWGfL welcomes Ofcom’s enforcement of the Illegal Harms Codes, marking a step in protecting individuals from illegal online content.
(Source: South West Grid for Learning)
16/03/2025: ‘When it’s your kids hitting you, you can’t leave’
Parents and guardians who have suffered violence at the hands of children in their care say support services are a “postcode lottery”. Despite a seeming rise in attacks, alongside greater awareness, experts agree the problem is not being properly addressed. Here, one couple share their experience.
13/03/2025: Keep kids off Roblox if you’re worried, its CEO tells parents
Parents who are worried about their children being on Roblox should not let them use it, the chief executive of the gigantic gaming platform has said.
13/03/2025: Care-experience duty to expand across public sector
The government has amended its Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to expand corporate parenting responsibilities of councils across the public sector.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
13/03/2025: Parliamentarians come together to support our Six Point Plan to Protect Children
We’re calling on the government to change laws to better protect children…
12/03/2025: Safeguarding ‘blighted by silence on racism’
An overhaul of safeguarding practice is needed to tackle a failure to address racism and racial bias, say experts
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
11/03/2025: ‘Sea change’ needed in approach to race in safeguarding practice, says national panel
Race and ethnicity of children often not recognised, appropriately explored or understood by practitioners, reports Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.
10/03/2025: Teens call for youth clubs to tackle knife crime (Bristol)
A group of teenagers have said more youth clubs would help tackle knife crime and gangs.
10/03/2025: Thousands of children risk losing access to vital therapy, warn support providers
Therapists sound alarm over future of Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund, which is set to expire at the end of this month amid government silence on its future
10/03/2025: Surge in use of ‘game-changing’ Report Remove service
Child protection analysts have seen a significant rise in reports from children accessing the world-leading Report Remove service run by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and the NSPCC’s Childline service.
(Source: Internet Watch Foundation)
10/03/2025: Howard League responds to the independent review into the placement and care of girls in youth custody
The Howard League has today (Tuesday 4 March) welcomed the government’s announcement to end the practice of placing girls in young offender institutions (YOIs).