Wirral Safeguarding News
World Day against Trafficking in Persons
30th July is the United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons. Human trafficking is a crime that exploits women, children and men for numerous purposes including forced labour and sex. Since 2003 the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has collected information on about 225,000 victims of trafficking...
Read moreLetter to Relevant Agencies
The statutory safeguarding partners have published a letter for all relevant agencies in the new safeguarding arrangements. Relevant agencies are those with safeguarding responsibilities to children and young people. The letter can be found here: https://www.wirralsafeguarding.co.uk/new-multi-agency-safeguarding-arrangements/
Read moreReview of Youth Offer
Wirral Council is reviewing its Youth Offer and would like to hear from children and young people about what they do and what they would like to do in their free time. Please take part in the survey here: https://www.wirralsafeguarding.co.uk/review-of-wirrals-youth-offer/
Read moreSection 11/175 Topic 5 is now LIVE!
Topic 5 of this year’s Section 11/175 audit is now LIVE. Topic 5: Voice of Children & Young People (deadline 31/07/19) Section 11 please follow this link Section 175 (for nurseries, schools, colleges and other providers of education/training) follow this link
Read moreFocus on Body Image
A group of Wirral children and young people have created an empowering film about body image. Launched as part of Mental Health Awareness Week (13th - 19th May) the project, ‘Be Yourself’, has been devised by young people ages 6-20 to combat negative stereotypes around body image. https://www.wirralsafeguarding.co.uk/body-image-mental-health-awareness-week/
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