More children to be protected from deadly viruses www.safecic.co.uk/news/3833-ch...

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...

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

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

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...

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

National review calls for urgent action to protect vulnerable unborn babies and infants www.safecic.co.uk/news

Almost all young Brits use AI – more than half say it makes life better www.safecic.co.uk/news

🌐 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.

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

Social work students to receive targeted financial support, under plans set out in a consultation launched by the government. www.safecic.co.uk/news

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 www.safecic.co.uk/news/3819-ch...

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

February #Safeguarding Training

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Landmark junk food ad ban to protect kid’s health www.safecic.co.uk/news/3798-ju...

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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

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...

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

Did you know SAFEcic create a comprehensive #Safeguarding Newsletter each month? Here's the link to our News page safecicnews.co.uk/newsletter-h... The Newsletter can be emailed to you, so you don’t miss out on all the latest news and updates. Contact us to be added to the mailing list

Working Overseas? Need to know about your Safeguarding obligations? Visit our Working Overseas Hub and find out what you need to know and how we can help you. www.safecic.co.uk/safeguarding...

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Do you work for a charity? Are you a trustee? Are you Safeguarding compliant? Check our compliance flowchart for guidance. We can help with #Safeguarding training and DBS checks. www.safecic.co.uk/e-shop/all-c...

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Our Safeguarding Rapid Review Service is incredibly popular and demand for it is high If you are considering reviewing your safeguarding arrangements this service could prove invaluable £449 (charity organisations) £499 (educational) and £999 (Commercial) www.safecic.co.uk/home/categor...

What would you do? Here are some Safeguarding scenarios: www.safecic.co.uk/safeguarding... SAFE Membership allows members to talk directly to either SAFEcic's MD or one of the #safeguarding experts at SAFEcic when they have those "what if" safeguarding queries www.safecic.co.uk/home/categor...

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What would you do? SAFEcic have some Safeguarding scenarios on the website: lnkd.in/e-mBhYhx SAFE Membership allows members to talk directly to either SAFEcic's MD or one of the #safeguarding experts at SAFEcic when they have those "what if" safeguarding queries www.safecic.co.uk/home/categor...

Since it aired many contacted the BBC with their own stories about power of attorney & how it can be abused.In this series a law firm partner took over finances of vulnerable clients, leaving no access to info about where their money was www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #financialabuse #powerofattorney

Taking just two hours management time via Zoom, SAFEcic's Safeguarding Rapid Reviews are ideal for all sectors including Ofsted, CQC and Charity Commission regulated organisations. #Safeguarding www.safecic.co.uk/e-shop/all-c...

Gang leader jailed for back-garden fake medicines business www.safecic.co.uk/news/3604-fa...

The NCA warns of “deeply concerning” trend of online networks of predominantly teenage boys, dedicated to inflicting harm and committing a range of criminality.They ask everyone to play a part in reducing risk from “sadistic and violent online gangs”. www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/sadisti...

Offenders who share non-consensual intimate images could expect to forfeit their devices to protect the welfare of victims, as guidance for prosecutors is updated. www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/non...

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Enforcement Programme to monitor compliance with the illegal content risk assessment duties and record keeping duties www.safecic.co.uk/news/3589-of... SAFEcic offer training in Effective Safeguarding Record Keeping www.safecic.co.uk/e-shop/all-c...

SID research into 8-17 year old's experience of scams online found: 79% come across online scams regularly 18% know someone 8-17 who's lost money by online scam 26% who've been scammed online blame themselves 74% want to learn more about how to spot scams online saferinternet.org.uk/blog/almost-...

If you receive an email from DVLA re car tax payments & a link to enter your bank info, delete it! Emails will look legitimate with DVLA branding being used DVLA state they don’t request missed payments by text or email Here’s one we received earlier! Hovering on sender’s email shows another name

Whatever you are going through you are not alone. There is support out there. Helplines Partnership is the membership body for organisations that provide information, support or advice via phone, email, text or online. www.helplines.org

Did you know SAFEcic create a comprehensive Safeguarding Newsletter each month? Heres the link to our News page safecicnews.co.uk The Newletter can be emailed to you, so you don’t miss out on all the latest news and updates. Contact us to be added to the mailing list.

‘Ronan’s Law’ to see toughest crackdown yet on knife sales online www.safecic.co.uk/news/3575-ro...

SIM Swapping- Criminals hijack phone numbers via sim cards to steal bank security codes They pose as the victim to convince a provider to switch the number to a new sim card. Once switched, they can access online banking, email & SM accounts as the OTP goes to the new sim.