Category - Safeguarding

The Catholic church “betrayed” its moral purpose by prioritising its reputation over the welfare of children who had been sexually abused by priests, a damning inquiry report has concluded. In its final review of the church, the independent inquiry...

Scotland has become the first part of the UK to ban the smacking of children after new legislation came into effect. Changes to the law giving children the same protection from assault as adults were passed by the Scottish parliament last year and...

The number of hospital admissions for eating disorders is rising at a faster rate among people from ethnic minorities in England, prompting concerns that there may be cultural or racial factors driving them. For white ethnicities, hospital...

The Inclusive Digital Safety, created jointly by Internet Matters and online safety charity SWGFL, provides resources on online harms for parents, carers and education professionals supporting the UK’s most vulnerable children. The hub contains...

  Child victims of gangs and sexual abuse continue to be put at further risk of harm by being used as “police spies” despite Home Office action to curb the tactic, a charity has warned. Read the full article on this link to Children...