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Charity Commission findings on the St Giles Trust Case On 21 October 2025, the Charity Commission published the findings of its investigation into St Giles Trust, concluding a serious case that exposed both operational and governance failures. The case ce...

The @charitycommission.blog.gov.uk.web.brid.gy has published its investigation into St Giles Trust, exposing operational & governance failures: employee on the Disclosure and Barring Service barred list, was allowed to work with children for almost 2 years.

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𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

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Forgetting the Lessons: Organisational Amnesia in Safeguarding Why Do Institutions Keep Repeating the Same Mistakes?

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐃𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬?

This phenomenon is described as 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐦𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚: the failure to remember, embed, and act on past learning.

#Safeguarding

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Our Safeguarding Insights conference is dedicated to those who have an organisational responsibility for safeguarding and leaders in organisations where safeguarding plays a key role.

5th November 2025
Central London: £50 | Online: £25

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Harmful Sharenting. An Emerging Safeguarding Challenge The digital lives of children are increasingly shaped long before they can consent. Parents, carers and relatives routinely post photographs, videos and personal details online, often with the best of...

𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐀𝐧 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞.

The digital lives of children are increasingly shaped long before they can consent, carrying real risks to children’s privacy, safety, and wellbeing.

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Sir; It’s good to see flags of St George appearing around the country. Every time I see one it reminds me that the patron saint of England is a migrant whose father came from Turkey and whose mother came from Palestine. Andrew Graystone, Manchester

My letter in today’s Times:

Hostage truly awful. Terrible script and largely nonsensical. Serious disappointment.

"Yell" for Parkinson's has been set up to raise awareness of the needs of Parkinson's patients when they are in-patients in hospital.

It is based on the experience of a Parkinson's in-patient in the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.

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Sex is Kind of Broken Now: Safeguarding and Pornography “Sex is Kind of Broken Now”: What Pornography Means for Safeguarding Practice

“Sex is Kind of Broken Now”: What Pornography Means for Safeguarding Practice

Pornography is no longer a marginal influence on young people’s lives.

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Government launches £30m fund for youth organisations in most deprived areas

The government has launched a new capital grants programme to support not-for-profit youth organisations in some of England’s most deprived areas

𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
17 - 21 Nov 2025 | Zanzibar

This in person course equips professionals to conduct survivor-centred investigations into Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment

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Burden of Proof in Safeguarding Investigations In safeguarding investigations, the burden of proof is a critical concept that every investigator must understand. This principle shapes how evidence is collected, assessed, and weighed, ultimately gu...

𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

The burden of proof is a critical concept that every investigator must understand. In this post, we’ll explore what the burden of proof means.

#GlobalSafeguarding

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Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson's well-supported #Amendment66 aims to introduce well-designed mandatory reporting of known + suspected #CSA during the Children's Wellbeing + Schools Bill Cttee (3rd Day). Consider it a rehearsal for the Crime and Policing Bill www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=20...

Why Pride Month Matters for Safeguarding in 2025 Each June, rainbow flags appear in windows, on banners, and across social media feeds. For some, Pride Month is a celebration. For others, it’s a protest. For many LGBTQ+ people, it’s both—a time to b...

For some, #PrideMonth is a celebration. For others, it’s a protest. For many #LGBTQ + people, it’s both—a time to be seen, and a time to remember that visibility still carries risk.

For #safeguarding professionals, #Pride2025 should be a call to action

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International Day of Missing Children
Please like and share this powerful campaign video from the Polish Police (@polskapolicja.bsky.social) and the Fundacja ITAKA.
#MissingButNotForgotten

Army cadet says training helped to save his little brother's life Lewis Butler, 15, jumped into action with his cadet training when two-year-old Lyndon began choking.

Anyone pessimistic about the future should spend time with young people in youth organisations. If anything gives you hope it’s those folks. Army Cadets offer something special | Army cadet says training helped to save his little brother's life

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So, for those killed and those whose voices are silenced: what more evidence do you need?

Will you act now – decisively – to prevent genocide in Gaza and to ensure respect for international humanitarian law?

This Council must prevail. Demand this ends.

𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐒

This online course equips professionals to operate as a Safeguarding Focal Point (SFP) in the humanitarian and development sectors.

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Lessons for Safeguarding from the Rashid Zaman Case The case of Rashid Zaman, a convicted murderer who spent nearly two years working with children despite being barred from doing so, offers several critical lessons for safeguarding professionals.

𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐝 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐁𝐒, 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠.

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Parliamentary Debate on Church of England Safeguarding The recent parliamentary debate on safeguarding within the Church of England has shone a powerful spotlight on the experiences of survivors and the urgent need for meaningful reform.

Yesterday saw a debate in Parliament on Church of England safeguarding, thanks to Luke Myer MP.

MP after MP echoed calls for independent safeguarding in the Church. Tributes were paid to survivors and their advocates.

Parliament is calling for change.

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𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞: 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬

Most professionals have no idea what they don't know about sex offenders.

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I have nothing to do with the charity, but this extract details restricted funding; funds that they are obligated to spend on specific projects. None of that money can be diverted at will, most donors would expect it to be given back if it’s not spent on the specific project they have it for.

Members of General #Synod are being heavily briefed about safeguarding by bishops and church staff. This report brings an important perspective from independent experts and survivors.

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The Importance of a Duty of Candour in Safeguarding In recent years, safeguarding has come to the forefront of discussions in organisations across all sectors. While many organisations have robust safeguarding policies, one area often overlooked is the...

While many organisations have robust safeguarding policies, one area often overlooked is the adoption of a duty of candour when responding to safeguarding issues.

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New dates and fees are now online for our transformational Global Safeguarding Academy training courses. Join us!

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Jasvinder Sanghera: ‘My mum would never let us have white friends. They were bigoted’ The campaigner against forced marriages and abuse talks fleeing home, fighting for Mohamed Fayed’s victims and how Justin Welby let her down

Jasvinder Sanghera, sacked by the Archbishops' Council as its Independent Safeguarding Board's survivor advocate for advocating too well, is continuing to work with the ISB-11 - those victims and survivors the ISB were working with before it was scrapped.

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Charity Commission responds to open letter on Church of England safeguarding fiasco - Church Abuse As the Charity Commission refuses to properly hold the Archbishops' Council to account, now is the time for a full public statutory inquiry.

Charity Commission responds to open letter on Church of England safeguarding fiasco

As the Charity Commission refuses to properly hold the Archbishops' Council to account, now is the time for a full public statutory inquiry.

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Archbishop of York: “Don’t be a shouty campaigner on safeguarding – we don’t listen to the shouty people” - Church Abuse The Archbishop of York can choose to ignore me and others; but if the Church had listened. perhaps Justin Welby wouldn't be standing down.

Archbishop of York: “Don’t be a shouty campaigner on safeguarding – we don’t listen to the shouty people”

The Archbishop of York can choose to ignore me and others; but if the Church had listened. perhaps Justin Welby wouldn’t be standing down.

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