Wirral Safeguarding News
Stronger protection for children: The Online Safety Act 2023 in force from 25th July 2025
The Online Safety Act 2023 introduces stronger protections for children online, including a legal requirement for all pornography sites accessed in the UK to have effective age verification in place by 25th July 2025. Major sites have agreed to comply using tools such as facial age estimation and ID checks....
Read moreUpdated Education Sector Child Protection-Safeguarding Policy for Sept 2025
Wirral Safeguarding Children Partnership publishes an annual model Child Protection–Safeguarding policy for Education Sector, and other agencies, and that they can adapt for their own setting – all updated text and links are highlighted in PURPLE. Model-Child Protection-safeguarding-policy-2024-2025 – (for use from Mon 01 Sept 2025) Model-Child Protection-safeguarding-policy-appendix-2024-2025 – (for use from Mon 01...
Read moreFree Public Event : Ketamine and how it is affecting our communities. 7th July 6-8pm at Start Yard
Wirral Council's Public Health Team invites residents and professionals to a free event focused on understanding ketamine use and how it’s affecting people in our communities. The event will take place in the evening of Monday 7th July. We’ll explore the impact this emerging issue is having on individuals and families, whilst highlighting the outstanding support that is available to...
Read moreMartyn’s Law & Protective Security – implications for education settings
Martyn's Law and Protective Security Martyn’s Law – formally the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 – is named in memory of Martyn Hett, one of the 22 people killed in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing. The law introduces new duties to help reduce harm from terrorist attacks. All UK schools,...
Read moreThe Channel Process – Safeguarding Children and Young People against Radicalisation and Violent Extremism
Wirral Safeguarding Children Partnership has produced a 7 minute briefing to explain more about the Channel Panel process, an initiative led by the Police and looks provide support to those at risk of being drawn into violent extremism. To read or save the briefing, click on the picture below: To...
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