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Safeguarding in the News
Latest guidance, stories, and features.
March 2024
“No care plan for teen who died of ‘shocking neglect'”
– BBC News
“Man who had hundreds of illegal images of children has been jailed”
– Sussex Police
“Vulnerable people safeguarded during County Lines Intensification Week”
– Sussex Police
“Man jailed for attempting sexual communications with a child”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“18 March 2024 – National Child Exploitation Awareness Day”
– Dorset Police
“Lancing man charged with child abduction”
– Sussex Police
“Fifteen County Lines networks dismantled in Hampshire and Isle of Wight during intensification week”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Isle of Wight man jailed for 15 years for rape and coercive controlling behaviour in Gosport”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Launch of two-way messaging service between victims and officers”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Number of young people arrested for terrorism offences hits record high”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Protection of children online, research”
– OFCOM
“How Facebook Messenger and Meta Pay are used to buy child sexual abuse material”
– The Guardian
“Barriers for professionals to reporting abuse and neglect”
– NSPCC
“Neglect: statistics briefing”
– NSPCC
“Sharing nudes and semi-nudes: advice for education settings working with children and young people”
– The UK Council for Internet Safety
“A convicted terrorist has been found guilty of breaching a notification order”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Two county line drug dealers jailed”
– Sussex Police
“Sussex Police significantly improves domestic violence service”
– Sussex Police
“As child abuse image crimes increase, we’re calling on Ofcom and tech companies to take action”
– NSPCC
“Crimes involving child abuse imagery are up by a quarter in UK, says NSPCC”
– The Guardian
“‘Profiteering off children’: care firms in England accused of squeezing cash from councils”
– The Guardian
February 2024
“Child sexual abuse: statistics briefing”
– NSPCC
“Creating safer environments for children and young people: situational prevention of child sexual abuse (29 February 2024)”
– Lucy Faithfull Foundation
“How online predators use privacy apps. New podcast episode from the IWF”
– Internet Watch Foundation
“Man found guilty of non recent sexual assaults on teenage boys in Swindon”
– Wiltshire Police
“Police visit ladies sports teams to talk about violence against women and girls”
– Wiltshire Police
“Teachers in England could face ban for failing to report evidence of sexual abuse of children”
– The Guardian
“Eastbourne drugs line dismantled as dealers are sentenced”
– Sussex Police
“Chippenham man found guilty of non-recent sex offences on a child”
– Wiltshire Police
“Man jailed for child sex offences after trying to meet 13-year-old girl in Swindon”
– Wiltshire Police
“Man, 35, jailed for seven years for child sex offences in Eastleigh”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Southampton man sentenced after being found guilty of child sex offences”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Pulborough man jailed for catalogue of rapes and sexual assaults against young men”
– Sussex Police
“‘Toxic’ online culture fuelling rise in sexual assaults on children by other children, police warn”
– The Guardian
Words Matter: Childhood Verbal Abuse
– The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Bullying and Victimisation and the link with Adverse Childhood Experiences
– The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
“Supporting children who have additional needs and disabilities (SEND/ASN/ALN)”
– NSPCC
“Tougher laws to protect children from sexual abuse”
– Home Office
“A call to end AI-generated child sexual abuse”
– Lucy Faithfull Foundation
“Recommendations for Change: an NSPCC Learning Podcast series”
– NSPCC
“Why language matters: why the term ‘paedophile’ can be problematic and should be used with caution”
– NSPCC
“Challenges young people are facing around sexuality and gender identity”
– NSPCC
“Man jailed for more than two-and-a-half years for coercive and controlling behaviour offences in Havant”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Former Trowbridge school teacher jailed for four years for non-recent child sex offences”
– Wiltshire Police
“Cheshire mechanic who ran child sexual abuse sites jailed for 16 years”
– The Guardian
“Man, 66, jailed for 15 years for child sex offences”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Man jailed for more than seven years after raping a teenager in Portsmouth”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Snapchat: Gosport pupils allegedly share child abuse images”
– BBC News
“More than 70,000 children in England have a parent struggling with alcohol misuse”
– NSPCC
Child sexual abuse in 2022/23:
Trends in official data
– Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse
“New Instagram Privacy and Safety Checklist”
– UK Safer Internet Centre
“Sex abuser used vapes to groom 14-year-old girl”
– BBC News
“Four men who transported drugs and cash to South West as part of major conspiracy jailed”
– Wiltshire Police
“Met officers dissuaded children from making sexual abuse claims, report finds”
– The Guardian
“Sudden Child Deaths: The Search for Answers”
– BBC
“Man jailed for sexually abusing teenage girl in Rustington”
– Sussex Police
“Explosives Officer reflects on incident response”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Almost half of children and three quarters of parents and carers are worried about safety risks amidst fast-paced technological developments such as genAI.”
– UK Safer Internet Centre
“We cannot allow childhood mental illness to become the new norm” – RCPsych
– Royal College of Psychiatrists
“Nearly a third of UK secondary pupils avoid school due to anxiety, survey finds”
– The Guardian
“Criminal offences for cyberflashing and epilepsy-trolling take effect”
– The Standard
“Man beaten in Bournemouth homophobic attack in pub toilet”
– BBC News
“Mother issues plea to bring two Aboriginal children stranded in UK without passports home”
– The Guardian
“Child sex offender jailed after 13-year international investigation”
– Sussex Police
“Two people sentenced for modern slavery and human trafficking offences”
– Wiltshire Police
“Remember Brianna Ghey’s name, not her killers’ – and confront the transphobia that dogged her”
– The Guardian
“Teenager found guilty of planning terrorist attack – Isle of Wight”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Predatory Southampton sex offender jailed for attempting to meet young girl”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week 2024, 5 – 11 February”
– Dorset Police
“Safer Internet Day: Advice from the Professionals Online Safety Helpline”
– UK Safer Internet Centre
“The Children’s Commissioner’s view on artificial intelligence (AI)”
– Children’s Commissioner for England
“Man sentenced for possessing terrorism documents”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
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– Phone: 0330 320 9230
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