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December 2024
“Hierarchy of needs for care experienced young people”
– Children’s Commissioner
“Time for tech firms to act: UK online safety regulation comes into force”
– Ofcom
“Government outlines new action to tackle radicalisation”
– Home Office
“Man, 65, jailed for sexually abusing child”
– Wiltshire Police
“Former Horsham sports coach jailed for child sex offence”
– Sussex Police
“Sussex Police to visit high risk domestic abuse victims in the run up to Christmas”
– Sussex Police
“CTP joins Five Eyes partners in calling for ‘whole society’ action to fight growing threat to children posed by online extremism”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Man sentenced for indecent image offences”
– Dorset Police
“Officers charge six men with drug related offences in Portsmouth during County Lines national week of intensification”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Make sure you have a #FraudFreeXmas: Action Fraud reveal 12 fraud types to look out for this Christmas”
– Action Fraud
“Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother convicted of her murder”
– The Crown Prosecution Service
“Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel: annual report 2023 to 2024”
– Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
“What professionals know, think and do to prevent child abuse – and how we can support them”
– NSPCC
“‘Mission-led’ government must centre vulnerable children”
– Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
“UK Government Urged to Act on Trafficked Children’s Rights Amid Systemic Failures”
– ECPAT
“Targeting County Lines drugs supply in Fareham and Gosport”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Man jailed for sexually abusing a child in Gosport”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Man charged with non-recent child sexual abuse offence at Southampton school”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“TikTok to block teenagers from beauty filters over mental health concerns”
– The Guardian
“Top tips for jobseekers at risk of ‘fake DBS check’ recruitment scams”
– Disclosure and Barring Service
“CTP joins Five Eyes partners in calling for ‘whole society’ action to fight growing threat to children posed by online extremism”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Watchdog calls for end to ‘adultification’ of black children by police in England and Wales”
– The Guardian
“Instagram actively helping spread of self-harm among teenagers, study finds”
– The Guardian
“‘Teenage girls are feeling vulnerable’: fears grow over online beauty filters”
– The Guardian
“Understanding and responding to sibling sexual harm and abuse”
– NSPCC
“Families living in poverty struggling to access early childhood services”
– NSPCC
“Three quarters of 11–21-year-olds fear parents’ cashflow crisis will mean anxious family Christmas”
– Action for Children
November 2024
“Former soldier convicted of spying offences”
= Counter Terrorism Policing
“Former Horsham sports coach found guilty of child sex offence”
– Sussex Police
“Man jailed for county line drug dealing in Brighton”
– Sussex Police
“IWF’s new tech capability accounts for thousands of additional child victims in criminal content for the first time”
– UK Safer Internet Centre
“CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room”
– BBC News
“Mother hid child in drawer under bed for almost three years in ‘wicked beyond belief’ act”
– ITV News
“Digital differences between men and women revealed”
– Ofcom
“APA issues recommendations for teens viewing online videos”
– APA
“England cut teen pregnancy – and there are policy lessons for everyone”
– Nesta
“Safeguarding experts demand national action plan to tackle child sexual abuse”
– Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
“We’ve seen a surge in concerns about children experiencing domestic abuse”
– NSPCC
“Social media ban for UK under-16s ‘not on the cards’ for now, says minister”
– The Guardian
“Former Isle of Wight assistant church organist jailed for sexually abusing child in the 1990s”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“338 knives taken off the streets as part of Operation Sceptre in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Former Portslade Scout leader convicted of 79 child sex offences”
– Sussex Police
“Roblox to give parents more control over children’s activity after warnings over grooming”
– The Guardian
“New online safety priorities for Ofcom and launch of study into effects of social media on children”
– Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
“Serious youth violence more far-reaching than many realise”
– Ofsted, the CQC, HMICFRS and HMI Probation
“Fareham man jailed for possessing more than 68,000 indecent images of children”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Former East Sussex vicar pleads guilty to child sex offences”
– Sussex Police
“National Safeguarding Adults Week 2024 – Safeguarding Concerns”
– Hampshire Safeguarding Adults Board
“Why language matters: putting the child first – why we say children who have disabilities rather than disabled children”
– NSPCC
“Why language matters: how using terms like ‘recruited’ and ‘working’ minimise children’s experiences of criminal exploitation”
– NSPCC
“New tech enables thousands of additional child victims to be counted in sexual abuse images for the first time”
– Internet Watch Foundation
“Online grooming crimes against children increase by 89% in six years”
– NSPCC
“Podcast: Providing better support for vulnerable teenagers”
– NSPCC
“The healthiest generation of children ever: A roadmap for the health system”
– National Children’s Bureau
October 2024
“Online harm and abuse: statistics briefing”
– NSPCC
“I’ve seen horrible things”: Children’s experiences of the online world
– Children’s Commissioner
“Snapchat most-used app for grooming, says NSPCC”
– BBC News
“Portsmouth man sentenced for nine years and six months for terrorism offences”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Former East Sussex vicar pleads guilty to child sex offences”
– Sussex Police
“North Dorset man jailed for child sexual offences”
– Dorset Police
“New report estimates half a million UK teenagers have encountered AI-generated nude deepfakes”
– Internet Matters
“Paedophile Hugh Nelson who made AI child abuse images from real pictures sent to him jailed for 18 years in ‘deeply horrifying’ landmark case”
– Sky News
“All UK schools offered free cyber service to protect against online threats”
– National Cyber Security Centre
“Podcast: How domestic abuse affects children”
– NSPCC
“Child Poverty Taskforce aims to ‘give all children the best start in life'”
– Department for Education
“Public exposure to ‘chilling’ AI child sexual abuse images and videos increases”
– Internet Watch Foundation
“Force taking part in awareness week to tackle hate crime”
– Sussex Police
“Man, 23, jailed for publishing explicit images of children online”
– Sussex Police
“Man jailed for more than two years and given 20 year sexual harm prevention order for committing child sex offences”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Targeted support could reduce infant mortality gap across England, study finds”
– The Guardian
“It’s Not Love: teaching resources about positive relationships”
– NSPCC
“Girls’ Attitudes Survey”
– Girlguiding
“Disabled Children’s Social Care Consultation 2024”
– Law Commission
“UK-US statement on the protection of children online”
– Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
“Stay safe online after £1.4 million lost from email and social media account hacking in the last year”
– Action Fraud
September 2024
“Domestic and Sexual Abuse Strategy launched”
– Department of Justice
“New measures set out to combat violence against women and girls”
– Home Office
“Non-specialist mental health support for young people in England”
– Education Policy Institute
“Dorset Police campaign to build awareness around spiking”
– Dorset Police
“Man jailed for 10 years for sex attack on boy he groomed”
– Sussex Police
“Man sentenced for child sex offences in Sussex and Devon”
– Sussex Police
“Man convicted of conspiring to commit FGM against young girl in legal first ”
– The Crown Prosecution Service
“Parents ‘don’t use’ parental controls on Facebook and Instagram, says Nick Clegg”
– The Guardian
“More than 1,500 child trafficking victims in UK feared back with exploiters”
– The Guardian
“Introducing our chatbot – a pioneering tool in the fight against online child sexual abuse”
– Lucy Faithfull Foundation
“Crackdown on intimate image abuse as government strengthens online safety laws”
– Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
“Joint targeted area inspections to focus on domestic abuse”
– Ofsted
“Why language matters: rethinking the language of suicide”
– NSPCC
“Almost 40% of all our Helpline referrals involve children aged 5 and under”
– NSPCC
“New resource for children aged 16 and 17 without a home”
– Article 39
“Man, 33, jailed for sex offences against women and girls”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Former Lancing College teacher admits child sex offences”
– Sussex Police
“Swindon man sentenced for attempting to engage in sexual activity with a child”
– Wiltshire Police
“Mother of Baby P back in prison two years after being released”
– The Guardian
“Stockport nursery worker who mishandled and verbally abused children is jailed”
– The Guardian
“Southampton man jailed for rape and coercive and controlling behaviour”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“The Good Childhood Report 2024”
The Children’s Society
“Trends and Usage Report”
– CyberSafe Kids
“Can We Live Without Our Phones?”
– BBC
“Young people’s experiences of online sexual extortion or ‘sextortion’”
– NSPCC
“Look, Say, Sing, Play early years resources to use and share with parents”
– NSPCC
“102% increase in the number of children in care in the past 12 years”
– NSPCC
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– Phone: 0330 320 9230
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