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NSPCC Policy and Public Affairs develops and promotes the public policies of the NSPCC and influences policy development at Government level.
Domestic abuse within South Asian communities“I can't tell people what is happening at home”. Our new research report examines the specific needs of women, children and young people.
The NSPCC welcomes the Government's commitment to ensuring that decisions around disclosure of information on sex offenders are made more consistently but has concerns about Clause 165 on disclosure. David Heath MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and shadow Lord Chancellor, tabled an amendment on behalf of the NSPCC which is supported by other children's charities, NCH and Barnardos. Whilst there was not time for this amendment to be discussed at the Report Stage in the House of Commons, the NSPCC will continue to push for these amendments to be made to the Bill and provided a briefing to the Lords prior to the Second Reading Debate.
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Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill: Clause 165 on disclosure (PDF, 48KB)
The NSPCC has produced a briefing for the second reading of the Education and Skills Bill. This outlines two key calls that the NSPCC believes should be addressed in the Bill: statutory provision of Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE) and school-based counselling services.
Protecting children from sexual abuse in EuropeOur new report calls for closer cooperation between EU countries to help keep children safe from known sex offenders across Europe and makes recommendations on how to achieve it. Member states must cooperate at a level that ensures convicted sex offenders cannot get a job that potentially brings them into contact with children simply by moving to another EU country.
The NSPCC's briefing for the second reading of the Children and Young Persons Bill in the House of Lords (26 November 2007) expresses concern that no reference is made to the promotion of the health of children in care in the Bill, despite its inclusion in the White Paper, Care Matters: Time for Change . It goes on to outline the importance of therapeutic service provision and independent advocacy for children and young people in the care system.
Our briefing on the Queen's Speech highlights key Bills that will affect children and the NSPCC's concerns on the draft legislation.
Sex offender management: children’s rights, Megan’s Law and the Child Sex Offenders ReviewKate Fitch (Policy Researcher) and Diana Sutton (Head of Policy and Public Affairs) have co-authored an article for the July/August 2007 edition of childRIGHT . The article outlines the NSPCC's findings from recent research into the effectiveness of Megan's Law in the United States. It also outlines the NSPCC's response to the Home Office Child Sex Offenders Review and discusses the issue of community notification from a children's rights perspective.
Changes to law on physical restraint in Secure Training CentresThe Government has tabled a Statutory Instrument (SI) which extends the circumstances under which physical restraint - including painful "distraction" techniques - can be used on children in Secure Training Centres (STCs). The NSPCC and CRAE are already concerned at the level of use of physical restraint in STCs and believe these changes will only serve to increase as it is used to ensure "good order and discipline". The NSPCC urges all Parliamentarians to oppose these changes.
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