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Microsoft to pay $20m for child privacy violations
Microsoft will pay $20m (£16m) to US federal regulators after it was found to have illegally collected data on children who had started Xbox accounts. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…
Safeguarding jobs round up – June 9, 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…
‘I teach primary school pupils about the harms of drugs’
Drug harm reduction education needs to be given to primary school children, a charity has said. With You Redcar and Cleveland has provided drug and alcohol education to “more than…
Steep rise in North East child poverty levels
Child poverty across the North East of England has climbed more than 34% since 2014/15, new research suggests. Research from Loughborough University for the End Child Poverty Coalition found that…
Celtic Boys Club: Scottish Government rules OUT public inquiry after ninth conviction of perv connected to club
The Scottish Government has said it will not launch an inquiry into the Celtic Boys Club abuse scandal despite calls for an independent review. It has also ruled out looking…
Final four members of ‘depraved’ 21-person child sex abuse ring jailed
The last four people who were part of a 21-person child sex abuse ring have now been put behind bars. The ‘depraved’ case, which has been the largest sexual abuse…
Gambling and gaming: A joint home-school response
The convergence of gaming and gambling is creating a dangerous and slippery slope for young people. Charlotte Aynsley looks at the problem, the government response thus far, and how schools…
Why computer-generated child abuse is the next crime wave waiting to happen
Browse through the public image library of Openjourney, an artificial intelligence tool used to create computer-generated art, and you will find an impressive collage of hyper-realistic portraits, vivid science-fiction scenes…
How To Keep Your Child Safe In Online Gaming
Child’s safety on online games begins at home, and should start at an early stage. This requires an intention to understand the online gaming space as well as the urgency…
Inquiry into deaths of Polmont prisoners Katie Allan and William Lindsay
A joint Fatal Accident Inquiry is to be held into the deaths of Katie Allan and William Lindsay who both took their own lives in Polmont Young Offenders Institution, the…
