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Warning as Roblox chatrooms ‘promoting suicide to child gamers’
A number of chatrooms on popular kids’ game Roblox are promoting “suicide” to young users, it has been claimed. The online gaming platform lets players program games and play existing…
Ipswich ACYCLE project to support children seeking long term funding
Source: BBC News A club that aims to improve the outcomes and self-esteem of children has secured short-term funding after fears it would close last January. ACYCLE – African and…
Safeguarding jobs round up – May 5, 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…
Parents not reporting missing children due to low trust in police, report warns
Low trust and confidence in the Police means some parents may be reluctant to report their children missing, the force has been told. Just weeks after Baroness Casey’s damning review – which found institutional racism,…
Glasgow police promise ‘we will listen’ to child abuse victims in wake of Celtic Boys Club pervert conviction
Glasgow police promise ‘we will listen’ to child abuse victims in wake of Celtic Boys Club pervert conviction The force hopes that Jim Torbett’s teenage victim gets some ‘closure’ after…
Safeguarding jobs round up – April 28, 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…
Whorlton Hall: Four guilty of ill-treating hospital patients
Source: BBC News Four carers have been found guilty of ill-treating patients at a secure hospital, following a BBC Panorama investigation. Nine former staff at Whorlton Hall, near Barnard Castle,…
Wikipedia will not perform Online Safety Bill age checks
Source: BBC News Wikipedia will not comply with any age checks required under the Online Safety Bill, its foundation says. Rebecca MacKinnon, of the Wikimedia Foundation, which supports the website, says it…
Gambling white paper: Gamblers losing £1,000 a day to face checks
Source: BBC News Gamblers who are losing £1,000 a day are expected to face checks as part of new, tougher gambling regulations. Sources say these will kick in when a…
Lasting impact after predator teaching assistant sent ‘sex questionnaire’ to underage girls
ITV News Central correspondent Nancy Cole reports on the lasting impact a teaching assistant who preyed on teenage girls with sexually explicit messages left. The victims of a teaching assistant…
