New report estimates half a million UK teenagers have encountered AI-generated nude deepfakes

New report by Internet Matters urges the new Government to crack down on AI-generated sexual imagery ‘epidemic’ after survey reveals 13% of teenagers have had an experience with nude deepfakes.

Source: DfE 

Date published: 11 October 2024

The Department for Education (DfE) has published a children’s social care dashboard to support local authorities in England and partners who work in and with children’s social care. The data dashboard is designed to support the implementation of the Children’s social care national framework by displaying data indicators to help both local and central government to understand progress towards the outcomes and enablers set out in the framework. 

Find out more: Children’s social care dashboard

Safeguarding and the voluntary sector

Source: NSPCC Learning

Date published: 16 October 2024

NSPCC Learning has published a learning from case reviews briefing on safeguarding in the voluntary sector. The briefing explores learning from a sample of case reviews published between 2015 and 2024. Issues identified include a lack of clarity around voluntary agencies’ safeguarding roles and responsibilities. The learning from these case reviews highlights the need for organisations in the voluntary sector to create and share clear child protection policies and procedures and build good working relationships with other agencies.

Read the briefing: Voluntary agencies: learning from case reviews 

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

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.