Children’s Commissioner for England: Plans by tech giants for more encrypted messaging risks greater child exploitation and abuse
Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner for England, is today (Tuesday)publishing a report, “Access Denied: How end to end encryption threatens children’s safety online”, looking at children’s use of private messaging services like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger...
Tuesday, 8 December 2020 00:01
First Green Number Plates for Electric vehicles from 8 December – AA
New green number plates are rolled out from today (8) for zero-emission vehicles and could influence almost one in five to switch to an EV, according to research from the AA...
Tuesday, 8 December 2020 00:01
Ellie Goulding leads star studded call for donations to support people experiencing homelessness this Christmas
British singer songwriter, producer and philanthropist and new Crisis Ambassador, Ellie Goulding, is leading a host of celebrities in a call to the British public to help provide support to people experiencing homelessness this Christmas, and all year round...
Tuesday, 8 December 2020 00:01
HMI Prisons: HMP Humber - effective Covid-19 action but needs to refocus on rehabilitation and resettlement
HMP Humber, a large training prison in East Yorkshire, was found by inspectors from HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMI Prisons) to have reacted quickly to minimise the spread of COVID-19...
Tuesday, 8 December 2020 00:01
Further changes to bail legislation must better consider victim’s needs – HM Inspectors
Changes to bail legislation in 2017 led to potentially increased risk to victims and uncertainty for suspects...
Tuesday, 8 December 2020 00:01
Vulnerable families to benefit from additional package of support
Vulnerable families will benefit from a multi-million pound investment in programmes aimed at reaching ‘hidden’ children and the creation of a national centre to improve early education and health services...
Tuesday, 8 December 2020 00:01
Labour warns Gov't failing generation of children as new analysis shows pupils will miss out on vital catch-up support
Today (Tuesday) Labour is warning that the Government risks failing a generation of children as new analysis shows just one in six pupils on Free School Meals, who are most likely to fall behind their peers, will benefit from programmes to help them catch-up on lost learning...
Monday, 7 December 2020 22:30
Detecting online child sexual abuse requires strong safeguards, says MEPs
The European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee wants safeguards to ensure that tools used to detect and remove online child sexual abuse...
Monday, 7 December 2020 20:47
Mayor activates severe weather provision to protect homeless Londoners as temperatures fall
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has activated the pan-London Severe Weather Emergency Protocols (SWEP) for the first time this year to protect homeless people as temperatures are forecast to fall below 0°C across London this evening...
Monday, 7 December 2020 16:17
Chief nurse for adult social care to provide clinical leadership during winter
Professor Deborah Sturdy OBE will take up the new role to represent social care nurses and provide clinical leadership to the workforce...
Monday, 7 December 2020 16:00