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April 2025
“Cooper hits back at ‘misinformation’ over grooming gang inquiries”
– The Guardian
“Revenge Porn Helpline reports record surge in intimate image abuse reports”
– UK Safer Internet Centre
“Man, 19, jailed for more than two years for sexual offences against children”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Providing safe wraparound care for children”
– NSPCC
“Martyn’s Law Factsheet”
– Home Office
“School phone policies in England: Findings from the Children’s Commissioner’s School and College Survey”
– Children’s Commissioner
“Tackling child sexual abuse: progress update”
– Home Office
“Searchlight 2025: Who benefits? Shining a light on the business of child sexual exploitation and abuse”
– Childlight
“Changes to social care inspections aimed at improving stability for vulnerable children”
– Ofsted
“Dark web site taken offline as information on 63 users passed to UK forces”
– National Crime Agency
‘”We never imagined our daughter could be killed at nursery – we want greater safeguards'”
– BBC News
“Porn sites start rolling out age assurance”
– Ofcom
“Youth Select Committee publishes report investigating links between social media and youth violence”
– UK Parliament
“Blanket ban on teen smartphone use ‘potentially detrimental’, says academic”
– The Guardian
“The Rise of Cryptocurrency Phishing Scams: What You Need to Know to Stay Safe”
– The Cyber Resilience Centre for the South West
“Protecting people in the UK from illegal online content – regardless of its origin”
– Ofcom
“Registered Maidstone sex offender targeted young child online”
– Kent Police
“Brighton man convicted of raping, abusing and controlling young woman”
– Sussex Police
“Kent man convicted of sharing terrorist material online”
– Kent Police
“Man jailed for almost twenty years for raping child”
– Wiltshire Police
“Arrest made after children are photographed in Hove”
– Sussex Police
“Man jailed for four years after admitting sexually assaulting a child and breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order on the Isle of Wight.”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Former teacher at Southampton school charged with non-recent child sexual offences”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Man jailed for 25 years following the rape and sexual abuse of a child in Gosport.”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
March 2025
“A former schoolteacher turned intelligence assessor, hear how ‘Heidi’ switched the classroom for counter terrorism”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Man sentenced for child sexual offences in Brighton”
– Sussex Police
“Winchester man jailed for making indecent images of children”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Domestic homicides and suspected victim suicides 2022-2024 report”
– National Policing Vulnerability Knowledge & Practice Programme
“Sadistic online harm groups putting people at unprecedented risk, warns the NCA”
– National Crime Agency
“Non-consensual intimate images set to be seized from abusers to protect welfare of victims”
– The Crown Prosecution Service
“Summary of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s report on race, racism and safeguarding children”
– NSPCC
“Most UK adults believe emotional abuse in childhood can have a lasting psychological effect but one in six cannot spot the signs”
– NSPCC
“Parliamentarians come together to support our Six Point Plan to Protect Children”
– NSPCC
“Uniting to break the silence: Criminal Justice System agencies join forces to tackle ‘Honour’-Based Abuse”
– The Crown Prosecution Service
“More than 110 child sextortion attempts reported each month to UK police forces”
– The Guardian
“Enforcing the Online Safety Act: Platforms must start tackling illegal material from today”
– Ofcom
“900 cases of non-fatal strangulation in Hampshire”
– Rayo
“Spotting the signs of child exploitation”
– Dorset Police
“Organised Crime Group running drugs between Liverpool, Gosport and Plymouth is dismantled by police”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“National Crime Agency launches online campaign to tackle ‘sextortion’ among young teenage boys”
– National Crime Agency
“Netflix hit should be ‘wake-up call’ for parents”
– BBC News
“Serving police officer faces charges in connection with indecent images”
– Wiltshire Police
“Surge in use of ‘game-changing’ Report Remove service”
– Internet Watch Foundation
“Online Safety Act: UK Tech Companies must now Tackle Illegal Harms including Child Sexual Abuse Imagery”
– Internet Watch Foundation
“Police investigating reported rape of girl, 13”
– BBC News
“ECPAT UK – New Research On The Definitions Of Child Trafficking And Exploitation- We Need Your Participation”
– NWG Network
“From mental health to child safeguarding: why we need to be reminded of the importance of social work”
– The Guardian
“Safeguarding report reveals racism in education system”
– Socialist Worker
“Insights on young people engaging in harmful and problematic sexual behaviour”
– NSPCC
“Podcast: The work of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel”
– NSPCC
“Women’s Aid launched sobering children’s book Monster Who Came to Tea’ and on the Government to improve funding for women and children survivors of domestic abuse this International Women’s Day”
– Women’s Aid
“Man jailed for inciting child to engage in sexual activity in Swindon”
– Wiltshire Police
“Crawley man jailed for decade of rapes, abuse and controlling behaviour”
– Sussex Police
“Jail for man who downloaded thousands of indecent images of children”
– Kent Police
“Snodland sex offender jailed for abusing children online”
– Kent Police
“Former Sussex police officer charged with offences involving indecent images of a child”
– Sussex Police
“Woman charged with murder following the death of a two year-old girl found at Kingsley Pond in East Hampshire.”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Enforcing the Online Safety Act: Scrutinising illegal harms risk assessments”
– Ofcom
“Doctors back total ban on smacking children in England”
– BBC News
“What tech-facilitated abuse looks like in teenage relationships”
– Internet Matters
“Why language matters: how using the term ‘disguised compliance’ can be problematic”
– NSPCC
“The Endemic Truth”
– BBC Radio 4
“Children experiencing harm online in the UK remains ‘stubbornly high’”
– Internet Matters
February 2025
“25 years on from Victoria Climbie’s murder, why are children still dying from neglect?”
– Metro
“Brighton couple charged in connection with young girl abuse”
– Sussex Police
“Man who groomed 12-year-old child jailed for eight years”
– Wiltshire Police
“Thousands of children in England accused of witchcraft in past decade”
– The Guardian
“Six people convicted of modern slavery”
– The Crown Prosecution Service
“Don’t let fraudsters trip you up this summer: new alert issued as people look to snap up online holiday deals”
– Action Fraud
“Thousands of children in England accused of witchcraft in past decade”
– The Guardian
“Six people convicted of modern slavery”
– The Crown Prosecution Service
“Don’t let fraudsters trip you up this summer: new alert issued as people look to snap up online holiday deals”
– Action Fraud
“Online safety – a young person’s perspective”
– NSPCC
“Why language matters: how using terms like ‘recruited’ and ‘working’ minimise children’s experiences of criminal exploitation”
– NSPCC
“Exclusive: Nearly 50,000 babies referred to social services every year due to domestic abuse”
– Channel 4 News
“Sex offender banned from contacting children found living with teenage girl”
– Kent Police
“Sentencing hearing of sex attacker Hassan Abou Hayleh”
– Dorset Echo
“Former surgeon jailed for more than 5 and-a-half years after admitting offences including assault occasioning actual bodily harm and child cruelty during multiple male circumcision operations”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Tougher checks on knife sales fast-tracked after Southport attack”
– BBC News
“Anti-Muslim hate at record level in UK, report says”
– BBC News
“Sir David Amess killer ‘left Prevent too quickly'”
– BBC News
“More than 100 child sexual abuse image crimes being recorded by police every day”
– NSPCC
“Childline data reveals boys are most vulnerable to ‘sextortion’”
– NSPCC
“Six in ten parents concerned about child financial harms”
– Parent Zone
“Our Helpline is contacted more than 30 times a day about parental substance misuse”
– NSPCC
“Almost half of 8 to 17-year-olds have been scammed online”
– UK Safer Internet Centre
“The many faces of online scams – four key deceptions targeted at children”
– LSE
“Former Hove Scout leader jailed for dozens of child sex offences”
– Sussex Police
“Dorset Police teams up with AFC Bournemouth to tackle violence against women and girls”
– Dorset Police
“Dorset Police seeks to encourage reporting of all sexual offences”
– Dorset Police
“Man charged as part of child sex offence investigation on the Isle of Wight”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Two brothers who led a large scale County Lines drugs conspiracy between Liverpool, Gosport & Plymouth have been jailed”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Man, 55, charged with possessing indecent images of children”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Coercive control to be treated like other domestic abuse offences”
– BBC News
“Southport attack: Prevent Learning Review published”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Man jailed for 9 years for child sex offences in Havant and Hedge End”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Coram launches Family Harmony Toolkit to address harmful impact of family conflict on children’s mental health”
– Coram
“Why investing in children’s mental health will unlock economic growth”
– Centre for Mental Health
“One in four children receive services from children’s social care services before turning 18”
– UCL
“Anxiety the top mental health concern for children contacting our Childline service”
– NSPCC
“Britain’s leading the way protecting children from online predators”
– Home Office
“New reforms to support victims of child sexual abuse”
– Ministry of Justice
January 2025
“Government’s efforts to address violence against women and girls have not yet improved outcomes for victims”
– National Audit Office
“Tougher checks on knife sales fast-tracked after Southport attack”
– BBC News
“Childline: Our latest campaign – Behind the Screen”
– NSPCC
“Children raped and abused in hotels, police data suggests”
– BBC News
“Talking about extreme online violence with young people: advice for parents”
– The Guardian
“Artificial intelligence safety tips for parents”
– NSPCC
“Over three quarters of the UK public want child safety checks on new generative AI products”
– NSPCC
“Podcast: Mental health first aid kits”
– NSPCC
“‘I can’t sleep, I’m terrified’: the rise in mothers having their babies taken away within days of giving birth in England”
– The Guardian
“Statement from Senior National Coordinator following the sentencing of Axel Rudakubana”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Five jailed for 14 years for running Wiltshire county line”
– Wiltshire Police
“Man jailed for 17 years having been found guilty of non-recent child sex offences”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“New film exposes AI’s role in online child sexual exploitation and calls for urgent global action”
– WeProtect
“Significant rise in mental health admissions for young people in last decade”
– University College London
“Effectively engaging fathers in safeguarding practice Podcast”
– Future Men
“Effective multi-agency working and information sharing: evidence snapshot”
– NSPCC
“Call for Prime Minister to intervene as IWF uncovers record levels of online child sexual abuse imagery”
– Internet Watch Foundation
“Oxford researchers outline recommendations for studying the impact of artificial intelligence on young people’s mental health”
– University of Oxford
“Man convicted of sexually assaulting child and breaching Sexual Harm Prevention Order on the Isle of Wight”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Former surgeon jailed for more than 5 and-a-half years after admitting offences including assault occasioning actual bodily harm and child cruelty during multiple male circumcision operations”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Police launch operation tackling modern slavery and exploitation in Southampton”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Safeguarding young apprentices: your future business stars”
– NSPCC
“Teenager who wished to carry out a ‘terror week’ jailed for six years”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Man jailed for possessing indecent images of children”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Age checks to protect children online”
– Ofcom
“New pilot shows way for smaller platforms to play big part in online safety”
– Internet Watch Foundation
“To get serious about protecting children, we need to talk about prevention”
– Lucy Faithfull Foundation
“Record numbers of children in England jailed many miles from their families”
– The Guardian
“Mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse – update from the Home Secretary”
– NSPCC
“Children’s bill to keep children safe from exploitation”
– Department for Education
“Child sexual abuse: statistics briefing”
– NSPCC
“Tackling child sexual abuse”
– Home Office
“The 20 child abuse inquiry proposals – what has happened so far?”
– BBC News
Have a concern/question and need to get in touch with someone?
Contact the Safeguarding and Prevent Officer, Ellen Roberts:
– Email: ellen.roberts@showcasetraining.co.uk
– Phone: 0330 320 9230
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