Extracts from Commons statement on Domestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during Lockdown - Jan 14
Friday, 15 January 2021 08:37
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
(Victoria Atkins):...The Home Office has also launched a national
communications campaign, Something’s Not Right, to help children
who have been exposed to a range of harms, reaching millions of
secondary school children in England. At this time, we are
particularly concerned about online harms. With children spending
more time on the internet, parents have been signposted to
materials for staying safe online, including from...Request free trial
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home
Department ():...The
Home Office has also launched a national communications campaign,
Something’s Not Right, to help children who have been exposed to a
range of harms, reaching millions of secondary school children in
England. At this time, we are particularly concerned about online
harms. With children spending more time on the internet, parents
have been signposted to materials for staying safe online,
including from the National Crime Agency’s
Thinkuknow campaign...
...In conclusion, I would like to thank everyone involved in
helping victims of hidden crimes in this pandemic and beyond, from
those working in domestic abuse refuges and community services and
in modern slavery safe accommodation, to those scouring the
internet to remove images of children being raped, as well as our
police officers, our National Crime Agency officers,
our Border Force officers and those working in the security
services to support this work. I thank them all for what they are
doing to help support victims and to stop perpetrators of these
terrible crimes. I would like to finish by reassuring all victims
of hidden harms that they are not alone, their voices are heard and
help will continue to be there for them. I commend this statement
to the House...
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