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The role of internal audit identifying early warning signs across the public sector
Source: The Government Internal Audit Agency published on Friday 28 March 2025 by Jill Powell
The Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) has published a report highlighting how public sector bodies fail to grasp the significance of emerging red flags and fail to act on these early warning signals.
Their report, ‘Early Warning Signs in Public Sector Bodies’ calls for public sector bodies to...
Read More..........Sadistic online harm groups putting people at unprecedented risk, warns the NCA
Source: National Crime Agency (NCA) published on this website Thursday 27 March 2025 by Jill Powell
The Director General of the National Crime Agency has warned of a “deeply concerning” trend of online networks of predominantly teenage boys, dedicated to inflicting harm and committing a range of criminality.
Graeme Biggar is calling on everyone - from law enforcement, to parents and carers, educ...
Read More..........Sexual predator’s sentence extended after intervention by Solicitor General
Source: Attorney General’s Office published on this site Wednesday 26 March 2025 by Jill Powell
A sexual predator who raped a 10-year-old he groomed on social media has had his sentence increased after the Solicitor General, Lucy Rigby KC MP, intervened.
The Court of Appeal increased Ryan Sutton’s sentence by three years after his case was referred by the Solicitor General under the Unduly Lenie...
Read More..........Non-consensual intimate images set to be seized from abusers to protect welfare of victims
Source: Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) published on this website Tuesday 25 March 2025 by Jill Powell
Offenders who share intimate images without consent could expect to forfeit those devices as guidance for prosecutors is updated.
Changes have been made to Communications Offences guidance prompting prosecutors to make better use of deprivation orders in cases where intimate images have b...
Read More..........New Guidance: Best Practices for Managing Images and Videos on School Websites
Source: UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) published on this site Monday 24 March 2025 by Jill Powell
Ensuring a secure and professional online presence is essential for schools and colleges, especially when managing images and videos. The UK Safer Internet Centre, in collaboration with the Professionals Online Safety Helpline (POSH) and the UKCIS Early Warning Working Group, has released guidance ...
Read More..........National Crime Agency launches online campaign to tackle 'sextortion' among young teenage boys
Source: National Crime Agency (NCA) published on this website Friday 21 March 2025 by Jill Powell
The National Crime Agency has launched a campaign to combat the threat posed to teenage boys by financially motivated sexual extortion - a type of online blackmail widely known as 'sextortion'.
The campaign has been launched today (20 March) and will feature on social media channels including Instag...
Read More..........Uniting to break the silence: Criminal Justice System agencies join forces to tackle ‘Honour’-Based Abuse
Source: Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) published on this website Thursday 20 March 2025 by Jill Powell
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and Home Office have come together for the first multi-agency conference to tackle ‘honour’-based abuse.
Agencies across the criminal justice system united to break the silence and increase awareness at the first ‘hono...
Read More..........Judge convicted of modern slavery offences
Source: Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) published on this website Wednesday 19 March 2025 by Jill Powell
A Ugandan judge was today convicted at Oxford Crown Court of modern slavery offences against an individual who worked as her nanny.
Lydia Mugambe, 49, was convicted of conspiring to breach UK immigration law, arranging travel for exploitation, requiring a person to perform forced labour and w...
Read More..........Charity regulator warns about fraudulent letters sent on its behalf
Source: The Charity Commission published on this website Tuesday 18 March 2025 by Jill Powell
The messages typically request action to be taken such as removing a trustee or chief executive from their position, releasing funds as part of a grant or supplying documents such as a passport or utility bill. They may be signed as coming from ‘the Commission,’ Chief Executive Officer and/or ...
Read More..........Northamptonshire man threatened to send victim's indecent images to her family members
Source: National Crime Agency (NCA) published on this website Monday 17 March 2025 by Jill Powell
A man from Northamptonshire who blackmailed a child into sending him further indecent images by threatening to send them to her family and friends has been sentenced.
Kevin Newson, 43, from Daventry, was arrested by officers from the National Crime Agency after authorities in America were approached...
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