2023
Online Safety Bill: Crackdown on harmful social media content agreed
Source: BBC News Peers have passed a controversial new law aimed at making social media firms more responsible for users’ safety on their platforms. The Online Safety Bill has taken…
Free gym memberships set up for Swindon children in need
VULNERABLE children at risk of substance abuse are set to receive a free six-month gym membership. Swindon Borough Council has teamed up with Wiltshire Police and leisure operator GLL to provide…
Sexual abuse campaigners urge tech firms to protect children on social media platforms
A coalition of more than 100 sexual abuse survivors, families and child safety experts have written to the heads of major tech platforms demanding they take urgent action to ensure…
Safeguarding jobs round up – September 15, 2023
Welcome to this week’s jobs round-up, where you can view some of the job vacancies currently available in the world of safeguarding. Below are a selection of jobs which will…
Paedophiles using open source AI to create child sexual abuse content, says watchdog
People sharing on dark web how to modify software on their computers to manipulate photos of children, says IWF Freely available artificial intelligence software is being used by paedophiles to…
Make Protection A Habit – Why safeguarding your future should come naturally like a habit
In the fast-paced world we live in, it’s easy to get caught up in the daily hustle and forget about safeguarding our future. However, ensuring financial security for yourself and…
Honour-based abuse: Government rejects calls for legal definition
Source: BBC News The government has rejected calls for a legal definition of honour-based abuse. The Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) recommended the definition in its report into honour-based abuse…
National alert system could highlight new methods of suicide to schools and universities
A national alert system could be implemented to highlight new methods of suicide to schools, universities and charities, according to a new government document. Teaching suicide prevention in schools and…
Unions say hundreds more schools could have Raac
Education unions say “hundreds more” schools in England could be affected by crumbling concrete than the Department for Education’s current list of 147. It “does not appear to reflect the full…
Suella Braverman pushes for ban on ‘terrorising’ XL Bully dogs after girl mauled
The Home Secretary has thrown her weight behind a ban of controversial XL bully dogs saying the breed is “terrorising our communities”, after an 11-year-old girl became the latest victim of…
