Wirral Safeguarding News

10 December 2020

Current Brook Traffic Light Tool discontinued

10 December 2020

IMPORTANT UPDATE DECEMBER 2020. We have been informed by Brook that they have designed a new traffic light tool, and consequently the old traffic light tool (the one on our website) is no longer valid and is not to be used. However if professionals are currently using the old tool...

Read more
8 December 2020

How end to end encryption threatens children’s safety online

8 December 2020

Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner for England, has published a report, “Access Denied: How end to end encryption threatens children’s safety online”: https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/report/access-denied-how-end-to-end-encryption-threatens-childrens-safety-online/ The report looks at children’s use of private messaging services like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. The study suggests that millions of children in England are using messaging platforms...

Read more
4 December 2020

WSCP Newsletter December 2020

4 December 2020

The latest WSCP Newsletter for December 2020 has been published and can be accessed here: https://www.wirralsafeguarding.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WSCP-Newsletter-December-2020.pdf

Read more
1 December 2020

Children of Prisoners – new webpage

1 December 2020

The WSCP has added a webpage about the vulnerabilities of children of prisoners and how services can respond to this traumatic adverse childhood experience. More information and guidance will be added as the page develops: https://www.wirralsafeguarding.co.uk/children-of-prisoners/  

Read more
1 December 2020

Children’s Commissioner Mean Streets Report

1 December 2020

The Children's Commissioner has published a report about how safe children feel. The report, Mean Streets, is an exploration about when, where and why children feel unsafe, and what could be done to address their fears. You can find the report of the website here: https://www.wirralsafeguarding.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cco-mean-streets.pdf  

Read more
Translate »