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Read More..........First codes of practice and guidance published, on new duties for tech firms under the UK’s Online Safety Act
Source: Ofcom published on this site Wednesday 18 December 2024 by Jill Powell
Ofcom has, four months ahead of the statutory deadline, published its first-edition codes of practice and guidance on tackling illegal harms – such as terror, hate, fraud, child sexual abuse and assisting or encouraging suicide[ – under the UK’s Online Safety Act.
The Act places new safety duties on soc...
Read More..........Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill being introduced to Parliament today.
Source: Department for Education published on this site Tuesday 17 December 2024 by Jill Powell
Protecting children at risk of abuse and stopping vulnerable children falling through the cracks are at the heart of a landmark children’s Bill, set to be introduced in Parliament today (17 December).
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is central to delivering on the government’s Plan for Chang...
Read More..........Prosecutors publish updated ‘deception as to sex’ guidance
Source: Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) published on this website Monday 16 December 2024 by Jill Powell
UPDATED prosecution guidance, which clarifies the law on when deceiving someone or failing to disclose birth sex could affect consent in rape cases, has been published 16 December by the Crown Prosecution Service.
The new deception as to sex guidance has been updated to assist prosecutors in ...
Read More..........Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother convicted of her murder
Source: Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) published on this website Friday 13 December 2024
The father and stepmother of a 10-year-old girl whose body was discovered in her bed after the family had fled to Pakistan have today been convicted of her murder.
Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool have been found guilty of murdering Sara Sharif following what the court heard was a “campaign of abuse”.
Sara’...
Read More..........A new report reveals that 485 children were affected by serious child safeguarding incidents between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024.
Source: Child Safeguarding Review Panel published on the 12 December 2024 by Jill Powell
The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel is calling on the government to ensure that children at risk of being harmed, both inside and outside their families, are at the heart of its strategies to break down barriers to opportunity. This comes as the Panel’s latest annual report reveals that 485 children ...
Read More..........Safeguarding bishops apologise to survivors following Archbishop’s speech
Source: Church of England published on this website Wednesday 11 December 2024 by Jill Powell
The Lead Bishops for Safeguarding, Joanne Grenfell, Julie Conalty and Robert Springett have written to survivors and their advocates following the Archbishop of Canterbury’s speech in the House of Lords. We write after watching Archbishop Justin’s farewell speech in the House of Lords yesterday. W...
Read More..........Make sure you have a #FraudFreeXmas: Action Fraud reveal 12 fraud types to look out for this Christmas
Source: Action Fraud published on this website Tuesday 10 December 2024 by Jill Powell
People celebrating this festive season are being encouraged to have a #FraudFreeXmas and stay alert to fraudsters taking advantage of the time of year, as Action Fraud reveal the 12 frauds of Christmas.
Make sure you have a #FraudFreeXmas: Action Fraud reveal 12 fraud types to look out for this Christmas...
Read More..........Self-healing practitioner jailed for gross negligence manslaughter after death of diabetic woman
Source: Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) published on this website Monday 9 December 2024 by Jill Powell
A man convicted of gross negligence manslaughter following the death of a 71-year-old diabetic woman at a ‘slapping therapy’ workshop has been jailed.
Hongchi Xiao, 61, from California, USA, had promoted the practice as a ‘cure’ for diabetes at the workshop in Seend, Wiltshire in 2016.
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Read More..........The Royal College of Nursing’s (RCN) updated position on decriminalisation of Termination of Pregnancy follows a debate at RCN Congress.
Source: The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) published on this website Friday 6 December 2024 by Jill Powell
The RCN has updated its position statement on abortion, also known as Termination of Pregnancy (TOP), calling for it to be decriminalised in England, Wales and Scotland. We believe it should be treated as a health matter rather than a criminal issue.
Despite the legal framework in place, th...
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