Children and violence

The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a new report on children referred to Prevent – the government’s counter extremism programme. The report is based on analysis of Home Office data and...

Child welfare

The Centre for Young Lives has published its annual State of the Nation report, collating data and indicators to track trends in poverty, mental health, education, safeguarding, housing, special educational...

Child sexual abuse

The Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse (CSA Centre) has published a report on the scale and nature of child sexual abuse in England and Wales. The report includes an analysis of official data for...

Category - Safeguarding

Children and violence

The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a new report on children referred to Prevent – the government’s counter extremism programme. The report is based on analysis of Home Office data and interviews...

Child welfare

The Centre for Young Lives has published its annual State of the Nation report, collating data and indicators to track trends in poverty, mental health, education, safeguarding, housing, special educational needs and...

Child sexual abuse

The Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse (CSA Centre) has published a report on the scale and nature of child sexual abuse in England and Wales. The report includes an analysis of official data for 2024/25, data...

Harmful online content: body image

The Centre for Young Lives has published findings from a study exploring the impact of ‘looksmaxxing’, an online trend focused on maximising physical appearance popular with teenage boys and young men. The report...

Physical punishment

University College London (UCL) has published research on the physical punishment of children in the UK. Funded by the Nuffield Foundation and supported by the NSPCC, the research used data from the Millennium Cohort...

Place-based family support

NSPCC Learning has published a research report examining safeguarding practices and multi-agency working within place-based family support settings in England. Key findings include: awareness of Family Hubs and...