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News -   The new report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), published at the start of March, has found that institutions often prioritise their reputation over the protection of children from sexual abuse. The inquiry panel examined issues at 13…
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Online library - National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) launched “My Things Matter” - a national campaign across England and Wales - that aims at improving the experience of children and young people when moving from one home to another during their time in care. The campaign wants…
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News - The National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) has released a report on secure children’s homes, based on data shared by the Secure Welfare Coordination Unit. This first report examines the situation in secure children’s homes across England and Wales between…
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Online library - The report calls for reform and a change in attitudes towards sexual harassment and abuse in educational contexts. Context: Peer-on-peer sexual harassment is prevalent in the lives of secondary-school aged young people in Wales According to students, sexual…
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Online library - Wales: Play Wales published a new information sheet about weighing up risks and benefits in children’s play, giving a guide to a “balanced approach” About the information sheet: Written by Tim Gill, a writer and advocate for children’s play…
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News - Wales: sexual harassment in schools is a widespread problem as number of allegations rise Background Peer-on-peer sexual harassment is a problem in schools across Wales Last term, England saw sexual harassment become “normalized” among school children (see review)…
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News - Cardiff's Council in the UK worked with a charity organization called Trees for Cities to gave 'Edible Playgrouds' to ten primary schools. This project is a part of Cardiff's plan to achieve UNICEF child-friendly city status. Trees for Cities is working on the improvement…
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Online library - The researchers worked to understand the behaviours of perpetrators "who sexually abused children across a broad range of contemporary institutional contexts in England and Wales". The study analyzes the circumstances and other factors of sexual abuse and how…
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News - UK: Victory for human rights organizations campaigning to end child marriage, government raises legal age of marriage to 18 in England and Wales Issues at hand: A law introduced before WW2 allows children aged 16 and 17 to marry with parental consent, by…
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Online library - A new report published by Public Health Wales suggests that when Health Visitors (HVs) enquire about caregiver’s adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) as part of their routine visits, several positive benefits are found by all parties. Adverse childhood experiences…
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Multimedia - Some parents return to court and lose multiple children to public or kinship care, or to adoption. This cycle of returning to court and having subsequent children removed is now commonly referred to as "recurrent care proceedings". This research raises points for…
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News - Sports coaches and faith leaders who have sexual relationships with 16 and 17-year-olds in their care will be breaking the law under new legislation planned for England and Wales. The move would put them on par with roles like teachers and social workers. It is among a raft…
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Online library - This guide has been developed with children and professionals from Wales who have experience in the social protection sector. Through a series of virtual workshops with professionals and children many examples have been collected around access to children…