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
10/08/2024: ‘Fear of missing out’ keeping girls and young women online despite sexism
Almost half of girls aged 11 to 21 in Girlguiding survey say sexism and misogyny makes them feel less safe
08/08/2024: Trials to test effectiveness of youth arts and sports schemes in preventing crime
Six youth sports, arts and outdoor activity schemes have received £11mn to test their effectiveness in preventing young people from becoming involved in crime and violence.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
08/08/2024: Boosting Staying Put take up ‘could reduce care leaver homelessness’
Increasing the number of young people in care involved in Staying Put foster care schemes could prevent hundreds of care leavers a year becoming homeless, evaluation of the initiative has found.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
03/08/2024: Rape survivor: Sexual violence uni staff training might have saved me
A sexual violence survivor says if university staff had been specially trained, she might not have been raped.
03/08/2024: Knife crime: Bristol gym provides mental health support
A man who was stabbed in the stomach as a teenager is rallying to “keep kids off the streets”.
03/08/2024: Child influencers should be protected by new guidelines – expert
Guidelines should be drawn up to protect so-called child influencers from being exploited for content, a legal expert has claimed.
03/08/2024: Blanket approach to cost-of-living support ‘impacting youth mental health’
The “one-size-fits all approach” to supporting children through the cost-of-living crisis “overlooks the unique challenges faced by young people”, the Youth Select Committee’s new report has found.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
03/08/2024: SWGfL Calls for Better Protections Within Regulations of the Online Safety Act
SWGfL has recently responded to the Ofcom illegal harms consultation to voice specific concerns within the proposed regulation of the Online Safety Act.
(Source: South West Grid for Learning)
02/08/2024: Sex abuser used vapes to groom 14-year-old girl
A 14-year-old girl has told the BBC she was sexually abused by an older man who groomed her by posing as a teenager offering to buy her vapes.
02/08/2024: Supporting Racially Minoritised Young People Transitioning To Adulthood
AYJ briefing explores how racially minoritised young people experience particularly destabilising transitions due to deficits in support before and after turning 18.
01/08/2024: Labour vows to tackle school absences and ‘broken relationship’ with families
Bridget Phillipson to set out ‘generational challenges’ also including child mental health crisis
01/08/2024: Knife crime against women and girls doubles as campaigners warn not enough is being done to tackle crisis
As new figures lay bare scale of knife-related offences across the UK, families of victims say there should be ‘national outcry’