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Child sexual abuse

Source: CSA Centre  

Date published: 9 October 2024


The Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse (CSA Centre) has developed a new interactive online dashboard with instant access to local and national data on child sexual abuse (CSA) in England and Wales. The Data Insights Hub provides: ten years of official data from local authorities and police forces; up-to-date estimates on the prevalence of CSA; and information on the number of local support services available for children who have been abused and their families.

Access the hub: Data Insights Hub


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Sutton LSCP Fire Prevention and Safeguarding Toolkit

In early 2024, we rolled out the Fire Prevention and Safeguarding Training e-learning module, developed in partnership with the London Fire Brigade, which is available via this link: https://www.virtual-college.co.uk/resources/free-courses/fire-prevention-and-safeguarding-training-course

The Fire Prevention and Safeguarding Toolkit is now live, developed to equip all those who come into contact with people who are at increased risk of fire in their homes with the knowledge and understanding they need to help prevent fatal or serious fire incidents. It is available to access via this link: https://www.firepreventiontoolkit.org.uk/

For more information on our comprehensive learning and development offer that can be accessed for free by all professionals and volunteers working with children and families in Sutton, please use the following link: https://www.suttonlscp.org.uk/lscp-learning-development-programme.php


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New Sutton LSCP Annual Report for 2023-24

The LSCP Annual Report for 2023-24 has now been published on the website, and is available to view via this link: https://www.suttonlscp.org.uk/lscp-annual-report 


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Online child sexual abuse prevention

Source: Lucy Faithfull Foundation

Date published: 12 September 2024


The Lucy Faithfull Foundation has published a new paper on the use of warning messages and chatbots to help prevent online child sexual abuse. The paper evaluates the chatbot tool designed to confront and redirect people searching for child sexual abuse images online. Findings from the experiment carried out through an online adult pornography website show: the warning message and chatbot did have a deterrent effect and when the chatbot was turned off for a month, searches for child sexual abuse images increased. The Foundation is calling for technology companies to focus on earlier prevention, such as warning messages, wider education, and clear expectations of user behaviour.

Read the report: Introducing our chatbot - a pioneering tool in the fight against online child sexual abuse  


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Early years NSPCC PANTS resources

Source: NSPCC Learning

Date published: 12 September 2024


NSPCC Learning, with the PSHE Association, has updated its Talk PANTS resources for nurseries and primary schools to help keep children safe from sexual abuse. The updates include a presentation of the Underwear Rule to use with 3- to 5-year-olds.
  
Access the resources: PANTS resources for schools and teachers