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
12/09/2025: More school-starters missing key skills, teachers say
Schools are “picking up the pieces” as more children start reception without key skills such as speaking in full sentences or using the toilet independently, teaching unions have told the BBC.
12/09/2025: Children’s residential care report – 5 key findings
A probe by the public spending watchdog has revealed a huge rise in the cost of delivering children’s residential care in England over the past five years but also highlights deep problems with councils’ day-to-day management of the system and politicians and civil servants oversight of the market.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
12/09/2025: Children detained under Mental Health Act held for hours in A&E departments
Research finds children as young as nine in England and Wales taken to A&E because of lack of specialist suites.
12/09/2025: Cost of place in children’s care homes in England hits almost £320,000 a year
Private firms’ profits soar, watchdog says, as prices nearly double in five years.
12/09/2025: Proposed changes at the NSPCC
The NSPCC has shared proposals to reshape parts of the organisation.
11/09/2025: Children hacking their own schools for ‘fun’, watchdog warns
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a warning about what it calls the “worrying trend” of students hacking their own school and college IT systems for fun or as part of dares.
11/09/2025: School inclusion campaign launched to tackle attendance crisis
Policymakers are being urged to “look wider” than special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in forthcoming plans to make mainstream education more inclusive and tackle the pupil attendance crisis.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
11/09/2025: Preventing The Unjust Criminalisation Of Exploited Young Adults
Alliance for Youth Justice report examines what happens as exploited children turn 18, often being redefined as exploiters.
10/09/2025: Meta covered up potential child harms, whistleblowers claim
Two former Meta safety researchers told a US Senate committee on Tuesday that the social media giant covered up potential harms to children stemming from its virtual reality (VR) products.
05/09/2025: ‘I feared I’d find her dead in bed’ – teens harmed by spice-laced vapes
Children as young as 13 are using Snapchat to buy vape liquid – unaware dealers have laced it with the dangerous synthetic drug spice, a BBC investigation has found.
03/09/2025: Government must tackle sexual abuse and exploitation of girls
In an urgent letter to the Home Secretary, 10 leading children’s rights groups warn children ‘bear the brunt’ of sexual abuse both on and offline.
(Source: Internet Watch Foundation)
03/09/2025: Brianna Ghey’s mother calls for school smartphone ban
In February 2023, Brianna, 16, was stabbed to death by two 15-year-olds after being lured to a park in Warrington. In the lead-up to the attack, her killers had spent time on the dark web. At the same time, Brianna was also trapped online, struggling with a phone addiction.