Welcome to the SAFEcic September newsletter highlighting newsworthy safeguarding topics.

Headline Highlights
This issue of the newsletter includes details about the Online Safety Bill, which has now been signed off by Parliament and will soon become law. We also highlight the progress on the overhaul of Prevent, as new guidance is published. This edition of the newsletter also includes useful guidance on utilising after-school clubs and accessing other community activities. To read these and many more articles of interest simply scroll down and click on the appropriate headline.

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Safeguarding News Round Up September 2023

Legislation UK
1. Britain makes the internet safer, as the Online Safety Bill is finished and ready to become law. Read more…
2. Sexual offences: changes in privacy and anonymity protections for victims and suspects come into effect in the Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022. Read more…

Statutory Guidance
England and Wales
Prevent Guidance
A refreshed draft of Prevent duty guidance has been published today and a statutory instrument laid in the House of Commons to bring it into force under the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act. Read more…

Good Practice Guidance
1. Updated guidance on using after-school clubs, tuition and community activities. Read more…
2. 10-step guide to sharing information to safeguard children. Read more…
3. End-to-end encryption and child safety guidance published. Read more…

Inquiry and Review Reports
The internal Church investigation into Mike Pilavachi has now been concluded and concerns raised substantiated by the investigations team. Read more…

Research Reports, Consultations and Studies
The Children’s Social Care: Stable Homes, Built on Love Government Consultation Response has been published. Read more…

Regulatory Bodies
Charity Commission
1. Regulator publishes new guidance on charities’ social media use. Read more…
2. Charity Commission launches new quiz for trustees to test their knowledge. Read more…

Online Safety
1. Innovations in detecting and removing child sexual abuse material have been made possible by a grant from Nominet. Read more…
2. Online Safety Live – New UK Safer Internet Centre Events Available for Autumn. Read more…
3. The Home Secretary urges Meta to protect children from sexual abuse. Read more…

Online Abuse
A man who posed as a model agency scout blackmailed girls as young as nine into sending abuse images. Read more…

Scams
1. Get the message – a smishing reminder for students as the academic year begins. Read more…
2. Awards to two care workers who saved centenarians from an international scam. Read more…

Worthy of Note
The Lucy Faithful Foundation launches pioneering website ‘shore’ to help teenagers tackle harmful sexual behaviour. Read more…

The Reasons to Remain Vigilant
1. Online predators blackmailed and abused dozens of children and adults. Read more…
2. A former school caretaker who sexually abused two young girls over a six-year period and was found with hundreds of indecent images has been jailed. Read more…

And Finally
Keep water beads away from young children, says the Child Accident Prevention Trust. Read more… 

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Stay SAFE.

The SAFEcic Team.