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New age ratings to be introduced on Relationships, Sex and Health Education content in schools to ensure it is appropriately and sensitively taught.
Source: Department for Education published on this website Friday 17 May 2024 by Jill Powell
Following multiple reports of disturbing materials being used in Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) lessons, the Department for Education has published updated guidance that will ensure content is factual, appropriate and that children have the capacity to fully understand everything they are ...
Read More..........Safeguarding children in elective home education
Source: Safeguarding Practice Review Panel published on this website Thursday 16 May 2024 by Jill Powell
This briefing paper from the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel is part of an ongoing series of publications to share information arising from work undertaken by the panel with:
safeguarding partners
those working in child protection
The purpose of this briefing is to share learni...
Read More..........Limitation law in child sexual abuse cases: consultation open
Source: Ministry of Justice published on this website 15 May 2024 by Jill Powell
This consultation paper seeks views on options for the reform of the law of limitation in child sexual abuse cases in England and Wales.
Specifically, it considers the recommendation by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (‘the Inquiry’) on limitation law.
It also examines the law of limitation in child...
Read More..........Eight-year ban for director of Scottish nuisance cold-calls firm
Source: The Insolvency Service published on this webpage Monday 13 May 2024 by Jill Powell
The director of a company which made millions of cold-calls has been banned from running a business for eight years.
Duncan Paul, 51, of Glenorchard Road, Balmore, Glasgow, was the director of CRDNN Limited, which rang homes and businesses with unsolicited sales calls in 2018.
Many of the call...
Read More..........Man responsible for extreme body modifications has been jailed
Source: Metropolitan Police published on this website Monday 13 May 2024
A criminal network who conducted extreme body modifications and illegal surgeries have been jailed after Met detectives uncovered their horrendous crimes
Specialist Met officers leading a unique investigation into the extreme body modification of men have seen seven men jailed today, Thursday, 9 May for a total of 79 years ...
Read More..........Action Fraud issue warning as WhatsApp group chats are targeted by fraudsters
Source: Action Fraud published on this site Friday 10 May 2023 by Jill Powell
WhatsApp group chat members are being warned they could be targeted by criminals, as Action Fraud reveals it has received 636 reports from victims of the messaging app this year.
The fraud often begins when a member of the group receives a WhatsApp audio call from the fraudster, pretending or claiming to be another mem...
Read More..........Man prosecuted for working unlicensed as a school security guard
Source: Security Industry Authority (SIA) published on this website Thursday 9 April 2024 by Jill Powell
Worcester Magistrates’ Court sentenced Steven Richardson to a 12-month community order, with a 120-hour unpaid work requirement, and ordered him to pay a victim surcharge of £144 plus court costs of £500, amounting to a total of £644.
The case began when West Mercia Police told the SIA that t...
Read More..........Ofcom’s proposed measures to improve children's online safety
Source: Uk’s Communications Regulator (Ofcom) published on this website Wednesday 8 May 2024 by Jill Powell
As the UK’s online safety regulator, we have published a package of proposed measures that social media and other online services must take to improve children’s safety when they’re online. In this article, we explain some of the main measures and the difference we expect them to...
Read More..........CQC takes action to protect people at Cambridgeshire GP
Source: Care Quality Commission (CQC) published on this website Monday 7 May 2024
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has reduced the rating of Parson Drove Surgery from good to inadequate, and placed it into special measures to protect people following an inspection in January.
This inspection was carried out to follow up on safety concerns people had raised to CQC.
As well the surgery’s rating ...
Read More..........Information Commissioner: Persistent sensitive information breaches failing people living with HIV
Source: Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published on this website Thursday 2 May 2024 by Jill Powell
Information Commissioner John Edwards has condemned data protection standards at health services for people living with HIV and called for urgent improvements. The statement follows several data breaches, as well as concerns raised by some of the largest HIV organisations in the country.
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