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Officers partner with schools using automatic referrals to protect children at risk of domestic abuse
Source: Staffordshire Poilce published on this website Thursday 24 April 2025 by Jill Powell
The Staffordshire police are working with participating schools across the county as part of a national scheme focusing on identifying and protecting children at risk of domestic abuse, with officers using an automatic alert system to make safeguarding referrals.
The national scheme, called Op...
Read More..........Victim of stalking shares her experience of the FOUR behaviours of stalking
Source: Suffolk Police published on this website Wednesday 23 April 2025
“He appeared at my workplace regularly, sometimes multiple times a day… I was safe with security and cameras all over and people that knew of the situation… The times I saw him outside work were even more terrifying… It disturbed me thinking about his confidence to go an arms-length close to me… where he isn’t being monitore...
Read More..........Mencap responds to latest data on the inappropriate detention of people with a learning disability and/or autistic people.
Source: Mencap published on this website Tuesday 22 April 2025 by Jill Powell
Latest data highlights major concerns on the inappropriate detention of people with a learning disability and/or autistic people. Mencap, along with The Challenging Behaviour Foundation, National Autistic Society and other organisations have written to the Minister of State for Care, S...
Read More..........Met brings leader of fraud platform to justice
Source: Metropolitan Police published on this website Thursday 17 April 2025 by Jill Powell
A massive worldwide operation led by the Met has seen a prolific cyber-criminal sent to prison for eight-and-a-half years.
Zak Coyne, 23 (22.02.01) of Woodbine Road, Huddersfield, was sentenced for leading a website used by more than 2,000 criminals to defraud victims all over the world.
The LabHost serv...
Read More..........Man jailed after dealing drugs in a play area.
Source: South Wale Poilce published on this website Wednesday 16 April 2025 by Jill Powell
On November 30, 2024, Officers from the Organised Crime Unit witnessed a drug exchange in a children's play area at Heol Yr Osaf, Pontyclun.
The man was stopped and identified as Courtney Jones,38 from Talbot Green. He was searched where he was found to be in possession of six deal bags of cocaine. Followi...
Read More..........CPS authorises manslaughter charges following nursery death of toddler Noah Sibanda
Source: Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) published on this website Tuesday 15 April 2025
Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Division, said:
“Following a review of the evidence provided by West Midlands Police, we have authorised criminal charges in relation to the death of a 14-month-old child at a nursery in Dudley. “Noah Sibanda died following a...
Read More..........Martyn's Law Factsheet
Source: Home Office published on this website Monday 14 April 2025 by Jill Powell
This factsheet was updated in April 2025.
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, also known as Martyn’s Law, received Royal Assent on Thursday 3 April 2025.
This Act delivers the Government’s manifesto commitment to strengthen the security of public premises and events.
The Gover...
Read More..........Most headteachers restrict mobile phones in school hours – but major new survey shows online harms still among their biggest concerns
Source: The Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England published on this website Friday 11 April 2025
Children’s Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza states:
“Over the last four years, I have spoken to a million young people and thousands of parents about the most pressing issues facing children growing up in England today. One issue that comes up time and again – from children, ...
Read More..........Source: UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) published on this website Thursday 10 April 2025 by Jill Powell
Source: UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) published on this website Thursday 10 April 2025 by Jill Powell
The Revenge Porn Helpline has released its latest annual report, revealing an alarming 20.9% increase in intimate image abuse reports across 2024, marking the highest number of reports in the service’s history. A total of 22,275 reports were made, up from 18,421 in 2023, un...
Read More..........Tackling child sexual abuse and exploitation: update
Source: Home Office published on this website Wednesday 9 April 2025 by Jill Powell
Minister Phillips delivered a speech on the government's plan to tackle child sexual abuse and exploitation yesterday 8 April 2025
“With permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement updating the House on government action to tackle child sexual abuse and exploitation and on progress on the recommendations of t...
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