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Joint NGO briefing for MEPs on the European Commission’s proposal for a Directive on combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (PDF, 66KB)
October, 2010
NSPCC response to the European Commission’s consultation on the forthcoming communication on the rights of the child (2011-2014) (PDF, 78KB)
September, 2010
NSPCC position paper on the European Commission Proposal for a European Union Directive on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting victims (PDF, 99KB)
June, 2010
Meeting of the UK Internet Governance Forum (IGF) - report back from Hyderabad by Kathleen Spencer Chapman (PDF, 44KB)
February 2009
NSPCC briefing on the European Parliament report "on combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography” (PDF, 44KB)
February 2009
Charlene Bello on taking a stand against corporal punishment in the European Parliament (EURONET article) (PDF, 80KB)
December 2008
A European response: the EU and child sexual abuse (PDF, 36KB)
November 2008.
The exchange of information extracted from criminal records between Member States: what will this mean for the protection of children from sexual abuse, and what more needs to be done? (NSPCC briefing for MEPs) (PDF, 60KB)
August 2008. This briefing for MEPs explains the latest developments in the sharing of criminal records information and the effects this will have on the protection of children from sexual abuse. It calls for more impetus in Europe for the sharing of data between member states and for there to be an organised push to this end.
NSPCC response to Working document 1/2008 on the protection of children's personal data (PDF, 40KB)
June 2008. The NSPCC's response considers the Working Document on the Protection of Children’s Personal Data to be a useful contribution to existing legislation and guidance at EU level on data protection and a good example of the principle of ‘mainstreaming’ of children’s rights throughout relevant EU legislation, policy and programmes.
Lisbon Treaty and child protection
The NSPCC, along with other children's charities, is highlighting the impact the EU Lisbon Treaty would have on children's rights and child protection. If ratified, the Treaty would help ensure the EU takes into account the impacts of its activities on children.
The EU Lisbon Treaty - a positive step for children: briefing for MPs and Lords (PDF, 64KB)
MEP Committee supports EU children's rights strategy
The European Parliament's Committee on Citizens' Rights and Freedoms (LIBE) adopted a report in December 2007 which endorses the Commissions's proposal to develop a European children's rights strategy. The NSPCC provided a briefing for MEPs prior to Parliament's vote on the report (16 January 2008), highlighting the benefits that the report will bring to children.
Towards an EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child (INI/2007/2093): briefing for MEPs (PDF, 36KB)
Protecting children across borders: conference report (28 November 2007: Brussels) (PDF, 116KB)
On 28 November 2007, the NSPCC and Save the Children Europe Group brought together EU institutions, governments, law enforcement agencies, NGOs and others in Brussels to address two aspects of child sexual abuse which require effective joint responses from the European Union and its member states: identifying and protecting children who are sexually abused for the production of child abuse images; and protecting children from sex offenders who move between countries. High-level speakers (including the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and the Portuguese Deputy Minister of Justice) and a range of expert participants guaranteed a good quality of discussion.
Playing safe: protecting Europe’s children from abuse in sport (PDF, 36KB)
October 2007. On 23 October 2007, the NSPCC led an event in the European Parliament on the issue of child protection in sport. Chris Heaton-Harris MEP hosted the event, with Steve Boocock of the Child Protection in Sport Unit speaking for the NSPCC. The meeting helped identify how the EU can help make sport across Europe safer for children.
Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse: NSPCC briefing for policy makers (PDF, 52KB)
September 2007.
Response by the UK Children’s Charities’ Coalition on Internet Safety (CHIS) to the European Commission Consultation on Safer Internet and online technologies for children (PDF, 76KB)
June 2007.
Children's rights and EU Treaty reform: briefing for MPs and Lords from Save the Children and the NSPCC (May 2007) (PDF, 35KB)
Children's rights are included as an objective of the EU within the mandate for further negotiations on Treaty revision agreed by leaders this June. The NSPCC welcomes the move to maintain this part of the text adopted in 2004. However, the outcome is not yet certain and children's organisations will need to continue campaigning during the forthcoming Inter-Governmental Conference (IGC) to ensure that this important change for children remains in the Treaty.
NSPCC letter to the Chairman of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers RE: Supervision of execution of 'A v UK' judgement of the European Court of Human Rights, June 2007 (24 May 2007) (PDF, 71KB)
The NSPCC has written to the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers to raise concerns about the implementation by the UK of a key European Court of Human Rights judgement. In 1998 the UK Government was ordered by the Court to ensure adequate protection from assault for children. However, the law still offers insufficient safeguards to children and legitimises the actions of the many parents and carers across the UK who routinely physically punish their children.
Cross-border cooperation in the European Union to prevent sex offenders from working with children (PDF, 54KB)
February 2007. Improving information exchange between European Union (EU) Member States on people convicted of offences against children has been one of the NSPCC's priorities at EU level for a number of years. We have produced a briefing that outlines the current state of EU cooperation to prevent sex offenders from crossing borders to work with children. A summary of the report is also available:
Cross-border cooperation in the European Union to prevent sex offenders from working with children - summary (PDF, 45KB)
UK children's charities welcome EU code on mobile phone safety (PDF, 19KB)
February 2007. Britain's largest child welfare organisations welcomed the Memorandum of Understanding on mobile phone safety signed in Brussels by Commissioner Viviane Reding and the CEOs of many of Europe's largest mobile phone networks.
EU strategy on the rights of the child: a letter to Bill Rammell MP (PDF, 50KB)
December 2006. The NSPCC and Save the Children wrote to Bill Rammell, Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education about the future EU strategy on the Rights of the Child that was announced in a Commission Communication on 4th July 2006.
NSPCC position on protecting victims of child trafficking in the European Union (PDF, 84KB)
November 2006. This paper advocates the need for a child rights approach to dealing with trafficked children as children have specific rights and are entitled to particular protection. The NSPCC believes that all actions undertaken in relation to trafficked children should be based on the principles set out in the UNCRC and urges all EU Member States to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (2005).
Exploited, vulnerable, alone: learning from experiences of trafficked children and young people. A contribution to improving protection of child victims of trafficking in Europe (PDF, 37KB)
November 2006. The NSPCC's annual European Parliament event was hosted by Mary Marsh, NSPCC Director and Chief Executive, and Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne MEP.
Florence Call For Action: The European Children's Network - United Nations Meeting (13-14 November 2006: Florence, Italy) (Word, 41KB)
November 2006.
European Commission consultation on child safety and mobile phone services: response from the UK Children's Charities Coalition on Internet Safety (CHIS) (PDF, 50KB)
October 2006. The Children's Charities Coalition on Internet Safety (CHIS) brings together the UK's major child welfare and child protection organizations to focus on promoting children's interests in the online environment.
Establishing common European numbers for child helplines: comments from the NSPCC (PDF, 60KB)
October 2006. The NSPCC comments on proposals to have common European numbers for child helplines and hotlines for missing and sexually exploited children.
15/16 June 2006 European Council - Children's Rights in the EU Treaties (PDF, 29KB)
June 2006. Letter from the NSPCC and Save the Children to the Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP, Secretary of State State, Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
Prohibitions arising from convictions for sexual offences committed against children
May 2006
NSPCC written submission to Joint Committee on Human Rights to inquire into human trafficking (PDF, 65KB)
January 2006.
Children's rights in the European Union: next steps
November 2005. The European Children's Network has published a report into children's rights in the EU. The report examines the challenges children face, current EU policy on children, and proposes several recommendations.
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