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New register for people convicted of child cruelty offences
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Domestic abuser who broke his partner’s neck leaving her paralysed is jailed
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More children to be protected from deadly viruses
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Ofcom has today fined porn company 8579 LLC £1.35 million for not having age checks in place, plus £50,000 for failing to respond to an information request.
www.safecic.co.uk/news/3832-of...

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Ex-Council Worker jailed for £893,926 Fraud Against Vulnerable Service Users
www.safecic.co.uk/news/3831-fr...

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Legislative Changes for #DBS Applicants now allow self-employed & personal employees to apply for Enhanced/Enhanced with Barred List(s) DBS checks.
Only some DBS Umbrella groups do these checks -
Choose Self-employed in the "Filter by specialist services" dbs-ub-directory.homeoffice.gov.uk

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The government is launching a consultation on extending smoke-free places and introducing vape-free and heated tobacco-free spaces.
www.safecic.co.uk/news/3828-sm...

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Open Consultation, Keeping children safe in education: proposed revisions 2026
www.safecic.co.uk/news/3827-pr...

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National review calls for urgent action to protect vulnerable unborn babies and infants
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Almost all young Brits use AI – more than half say it makes life better
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🌐 Today is #SaferInternetDay.
➡️ Up to 58% of women/ girls have been targeted by violence online.
➡️ Sexual harassment & stalking are the most commonly reported forms of technology-facilitated violence against women & girls
📢 There is #NoExcuse for violence: online or offline.

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Out-of-school settings: safeguarding guidance for providers updated
www.safecic.co.uk/news/3824-sa...

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Social work students to receive targeted financial support, under plans set out in a consultation launched by the government.
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Children to get swifter justice thanks to renewed Victims’ Code
www.safecic.co.uk/news/3822-ch...

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Ofsted launches children's social care survey
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Need Help with Leaked Nudes? Think Before You Share Young people are sharing nudes for all kinds of reasons – with people they know and people they don’t. Find out what you need to know.

Young people are sharing nudes for all kinds of reasons – with people they know, and people they don’t. To keep them safe, you need to talk about it. We've got resources that can help. Download our latest guide at www.thinkbeforeyoushare.org

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February #Safeguarding Training

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Safeguarding Training for February

Our Scheduled Live #Safeguarding Training Courses are ideal for small numbers of delegates and are open to all. Many include relevant self-paced SAFEcic online courses (to be completed before the live training).
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Scheduled SAFEcic Blended Learning (online + Zoom follow-up) #Safeguarding Training for January
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Landmark junk food ad ban to protect kid’s health
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Unlike commercial training companies, our #training credits do NOT expire and vanish. This means you will always be able to use all of the credits you purchase.

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Justice Committee to examine reform of the Family Court.

They will question the President of the Family Division and the Domestic Abuse Commissioner during an evidence session in Parliament on Tuesday, October 28 examining reform of the Family Court. committees.parliament.uk/event/25375

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New Liberty Protection Safeguards aim to deliver improved protection and an easier and improved system to allow carers, psychologists, social workers and families to provide care to vulnerable people in circumstances that amount to a deprivation of liberty
www.safecic.co.uk/news/3747-li...

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Know your rights, use your rights

This Carers Rights Day we want to ensure all carers know what rights they are entitled to and feel empowered to use them

📌 20 November 2025

https://go.carersuk.org/CRD

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Did you know SAFEcic create a comprehensive #Safeguarding Newsletter each month?
Here's the link to our News page
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