A disabled woman is calling for greater understanding of female safety after she “begged” a bus driver to let her travel home when her pass did not work. Rachel Davies’s pass was declined...
The House of Commons Library has published a research briefing on home education in England. The report outlines the current position on home-schooling and provides an overview of home education statistics...
Online sexual abuse of young children aged between seven and 10 increased three-fold last year, new research shows.
Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now
A disabled woman is calling for greater understanding of female safety after she “begged” a bus driver to let her travel home when her pass did not work. Rachel Davies’s pass was declined when she...
The House of Commons Library has published a research briefing on home education in England. The report outlines the current position on home-schooling and provides an overview of home education statistics, issues...
Online sexual abuse of young children aged between seven and 10 increased three-fold last year, new research shows.
Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now
Teenagers placed at risk of criminal and sexual exploitation by “fundamental” failures in the children’s social care system deserve a “brand-new offer”, a study has concluded. The report from the Commission on Young...
This month, a local child safeguarding practice review into the horrific killing of 16-month-old Star Hobson is expected to publish its findings. By May, the government’s review into the circumstances behind six-year...
The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner and ECPAT UK (Every Child Protected Against Trafficking) have launched a report providing an outline of child trafficking in the UK between October 2020 and October 2021. The...
The Commission on Young Lives has published a report looking at how young people in the care system are put at risk of exploitation. Concerns highlighted include: failure to identify and respond to children at risk of...
More than 7,000 calls, texts and emails were received by Safeline’s male helpline in 2021 – more than double the number of 2020. It’s one of several services the charity runs for survivors of sexual...
The NHS can no longer treat every child with an eating disorder, a leading psychiatrist has warned, as “worrying” figures reveal hospital admissions have risen 41% in a year. A dramatic surge in cases during the...
Suicidal asylum seekers were subject to force by guards who the Home Office allowed to remain on duty despite being “effectively uncertified” in the safe use of restraint techniques, according to internal documents...
