September 2016

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Unhealthy relationships highlighted in Childline campaign

Childline has seen a 24% rise in contacts about online sexual abuse in 2015/16, and so has launched a campaign #ListenToYourSelfie aimed at helping yo...
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NICE guidance on harmful sexual behaviour

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published guidance on how to deal with children and young people who display harmful ...
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UK-wide child sexual exploitation unit launched

NWG Network, a national charity dedicated to tackling child sexual exploitation, has launched a UK-wide child sexual exploitation unit. Announced by t...
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Dangers of ‘block’ transferring cases highlighted in SCR

A serious case review has led to concerns about ‘block’ transferring of cases between different children’s services teams. Sunderland Council ha...
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Children missing in education

The Department for Education has published an updated version of Children missing in education: Statutory guidance for local authorities. Thi...
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Keeping children safe in education update

The Department for Education has published an updated version of the statutory guidance, Keeping children safe in education. This revises and...