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
26/08/2025: NCII and the VAWG Strategy: Turning Progress into Real-World Impact
The UK Government’s forthcoming Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy presents an opportunity to address one of the fastest-growing and most devastating forms of abuse in the digital age – non-consensual intimate image (NCII) abuse.
(Source: South West Grid for Learning)
26/08/2025: AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material: New Threats, Old Laws
The Internet Watch Foundation’s July 2024 Report Update (the “Report”) highlights the steep and continued growth in the production and circulation of AI-Child Sexual Abuse Material (“AI-CSAM”).
(Source: Youth Justice Legal Centre)
26/08/2025: Law Society recommends YJLC Legal Guides to all solicitors representing children and young people in the Youth Court
The Law Society has published new guidance on advocacy in the Youth Court. Within this guidance, the Law Society has recommended the YJLC Legal Guides to all solicitors representing children and young people in contact with the Youth Justice System.
(Source: Youth Justice Legal Centre)
26/08/2025: Child criminal exploitation: Challenging decisions to prosecute child victims of trafficking
This case concerned a claim for judicial review following a decision to proceed with the prosecution of a child victim of trafficking.
(Source: Youth Justice Legal Centre)
25/08/2025: Privacy at a cost: the dark web’s main browser helps pedophile networks flourish, experts say
The Tor network’s privacy architecture creates a safe haven for predators to share child sexual abuse material.
22/08/2025: Social workers given guidance on children not wanting to see a parent
Updated Cafcass guidance urges family court advisers to first consider whether child’s reluctance is a result of domestic abuse or harmful parenting before contemplating ‘alienating behaviours’.
21/08/2025: Campaigners unveil ‘urgent action plan’ for tackling child homelessness
Immediate local authority action is needed to address the “severe impact” on children of increasing council use of temporary accommodation, campaigners claim.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
20/08/2025: Updated legal guide highlights urgent need to improve education for children with SEN in custody
The Howard League for Penal Reform and Independent Provider of Special Education Advice (IPSEA) have published an updated version of their joint guide, Education inside penal detention for children in England.
(Source: The Howard League for Penal Reform)
18/08/2025: Reports of ‘red flag’ forms of domestic violence rise by 9%
Domestic abuse campaigners are calling for urgent reform of domestic abuse education in schools amid research suggesting rates of violence and threats are rising among young women and girls.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
15/08/2025: Will The First Secure School Be The Last?
Rob Allen on the multiple failings in the Children’s and Young People’s Secure Estate.
14/08/2025: Study aims to tackle barriers to care-experienced mental health support
A “landmark” study has been launched to inform the design of future mental health support for care-experienced children and young people.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
12/08/2025: New age assurance requirements: what does this mean for children’s online safety?
2025 has been described by Ofcom, the UK regulator, as the ‘Year of Action’ when it comes to implementing the Online Safety Act.