Event Calendar

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

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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

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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

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D&C News

Work experience 2025

Work Experience 2025 So brings to an end another successful year of work experience across Devon and Cornwall. With five weeks of programmes run across the force and approximately a hundred year 10 students taking part, this has been our largest experience yet. With applications having been open since September,...
National News

01/07/2024: Young people demand greater access to local youth services

More than half of young people want greater access to youth services in a bid to improve their mental health and sense of inclusion in their communities, new research from the National Youth Agency (NYA) reveals.

(Source: Children and Young People Now)

28/06/2024: Voice of Online Youth group: Making sure children’s voices are heard

The Voice of Online Youth is a new group of young people bought together to advise politicians, regulators, parents and professionals about the best way to protect children online.

(Source: NSPCC)

27/06/2024: Boy, 13, arrested over school bomb hoaxes

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with bomb hoaxes which saw six schools evacuated in Southampton.

(Source: BBC News)

27/06/2024: Nine in 10 councils ‘not confident’ they can deliver full funded childcare expansion

Just under nine in 10 councils are not confident there will be enough childcare places in their area to meet the government’s full expansion of free hours for children from working families.

(Source: Children and Young People Now)

26/06/2024: Banning smartphones helps learning, say educators

Banning smartphones in schools has a positive effect on students’ learning and emotional wellbeing, Channel Island educators say as some call for a blanket ban.

(Source: BBC News)

26/06/2024: More than 1,300 children in working families ‘fall into poverty every week’

The number of children living in poverty in working households increased by 1,350 a week on average between 2010 and 2023, analysis by the TUC has found.

(Source: Children and Young People Now)

25/06/2024: Council spending on early years and children’s services set for dramatic real-terms increase, data shows

Local authority spending on early years provision is set to increase by almost half this year while children’s social care costs could see a real-terms increase of 11%, according to government data.

(Source: Children and Young People Now)

24/06/2024: Poorer high-ability UK children fall behind peers at school from age of 11

Study finds critical period between ages of 11 and 14 is when ‘things seem to start going wrong’ compared with wealthier group.

(Source: Guardian)

21/06/2024: Childline supports thousands of young people on gender and sexuality

As we celebrate Pride Month, we’re also reminding children and young people in the UK that Childline is here for them. We offer free, impartial and non-judgemental support, no matter the topic.

(Source: NSPCC)

19/06/2024: Making Prison Visits More Child-Friendly

How can we make prison spaces more child-friendly for children visiting a parent?

(Source: Russell Webster)

19/06/2024: UK children shorter, fatter and sicker amid poor diet and poverty, report finds

Food Foundation says height of five-year-olds falling, child obesity up by a third and type 2 diabetes by a fifth

(Source: Guardian)

17/06/2024: Teachers and GPs ‘staggering’ under extra demands caused by poverty in Great Britain

Britain’s schools and primary health services are ‘staggering’ under the pressure of demand caused by an epidemic of extreme poverty, as desperate families unable to afford food, clothing or heating increasingly turn to them for crisis help.

(Source: Guardian)