Is child protection turning into an emergency service?
The NSPCC has published the How safe are our children? 2014 report. It compiles the most robust, up-to-date child protection data that exists across each of the four nations in the UK. Key messages include: child protection is turning into an emergency service which can only react to the most serious cases due to insufficient […]
Was he right or wrong? Guardian debates controversial decision of judge to force child victim of abuse to give evidence.
An article in the Guardian reports on the controversial decision of Judge Robert Bartfield to hold a 15-year-old victim of sexual abuse in custody for 20 hours to ensure attendance at court. Source: Guardian 05 March 2014
UK born children identified as potential victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation
According to figures published by the National Crime Agency, 56 UK born children were identified as potential victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation in 2013, an increase of 155% on the previous year. Source: Guardian 18 February 2014 Further information: United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre National Referral Mechanism Statistics 2013 (PDF)
NSPCC research reveals Savile victims laughed at
NSPCC research, commissioned by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, reveals that many of Jimmy Savile’s victims were ignored or laughed at when they tried to speak out about his sexual abuse. Others were convinced that no one would believe they had been abused by such a powerful, influential figure, so they remained silent. Source: NSPCC […]
NCA launches new internet safety resources
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has launched new internet safety resources for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender teenagers. Source: Young Minds 13 February 2014 Further information: Thinkuknow
DfE publishes recommendations for the education and training of social workers
A report commissioned by the Department for Education in to the education and training of social workers has made the following recommendations: the Chief Social Worker should produce a single definition of what a newly qualified children’s social worker needs to understand and be able to do; undergraduate trainees should be allowed to specialise in […]
NSPCC publishes briefing on online abuse
The NSPCC has published a briefing which highlights learning from serious case reviews where online abuse was a key factor. Source: NSPCC Inform 12 February 2014 Further information: NSPCC Inform – statistics on online safety
Health working group report on child sexual exploitation
A report published by the independent Health Working Group has found that professional awareness of the the issue of child sexual exploitation has improved in recent years, but health staff still need better training to identify and help victims. Source: Children& Young People Now 16 January 2014 Further information: Health working group report on child […]
New child sexual exploitation convictions in Peterborough
Zdeno Mirga, 18, Hassan Abdulla, 33 and 3 teenage boys who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been found guilty of a series of rapes and sexual assaults carried out in Peterborough on five girls aged between 13 and 14. Source: BBC Online 15 January 2014
959 teachers/school staff accused of having a relationship with a pupil in the past 5 years
Under a Freedom of Information request, the BBC has obtained figures indicating that at least 959 teachers and school staff have been accused of having a relationship with a pupil in the past 5 years. Charges were brought against teachers involved in at least 254 of these cases, but it is not clear how many […]
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