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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.
02/09/2025: More mothers killed by sons than by strangers
More women were killed by their son than by a stranger, according to new figures from a campaign group looking at violence against women.
02/09/2025: Energy drinks to be banned for under-16s in England
The government is planning a new law in England to stop anyone under the age of 16 buying energy drinks such as Red Bull, Monster and Prime from shops, restaurants, cafes, vending machines and online.
02/09/2025: The Latest Resources For Justice Practitioners
The newest additions to the Butler Trust’s Knowledge Exchange site for prison, probation and youth justice practitioners.
02/09/2025: Mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse
On 25 February 2025 the Crime and Policing bill was introduced into Parliament. It includes provisions to introduce a new statutory duty for individuals undertaking key roles with responsibility for children and young people in England to report sexual abuse when they are made aware of it.