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The NSPCC's National Centre (Weston House) is based in London; we also have five divisional offices and 177 community-based based services throughout England, Northern Ireland, Wales and the Channel Islands and our services run throughout the UK.
The NSPCC's purpose is to end cruelty to children. Our vision is of a society where all children are loved, valued and able to fulfil their potential.
The NSPCC Child Protection Helpline on 0808 8005000 offers advice and support to anyone concerned about the welfare of a child. The Helpline is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our services also include Childline, the free helpline for children and young people in the UK. Children and young people can call us on 0800 1111 to talk about any problem - our counsellors are always here to help you sort it out.
We have 177 community-based services throughout England, Northern Ireland, Wales and the Channel Islands. Together they form the heart of our long-term strategy to end cruelty to children who help and support children and families.
We also operate the ChildLine helpine to provide support and advice to children and young people.
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The London Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Children was founded in 1884 by the Reverend Benjamin Waugh. It changed its name for The National Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Children in 1889. Five years later Benjamin Waugh became the first Director of the new National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, which had evolved out of the London Society. Queen Victoria became Royal Patron of the NSPCC in the same year.
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Nationally, the NSPCC Child Protection Helpline offers advice and support to anyone concerned about the welfare of a child. The Helpline is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
ChildLine is a UK free, 24-hour helpline for children in distress or danger. Trained volunteer counsellors comfort, advise and protect children and young people who may feel they have nowhere else to turn.
Locally, our work to protect children is carried out by 177 NSPCC teams and projects throughout England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands. The help and support they provide to children and families varies according to the needs of the local community.
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The NSPCC has many connections to the statutory sector and works closely with local authority Social Services departments. Statutory services may decide a child is in need, suffering - or is at risk of suffering - significant harm, and may involve local non-statutory services to provide services for children and families.
We also work with many different types of organisations and charities, most notably ones concerning the protection and welfare of children, to form one 'strong voice' to lobby Government regarding child protection laws and legislation in the country.
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The NSPCC is the only UK charity with statutory powers to protect children at risk. It is authorised under the Children Act 1989 to apply for care and supervision orders in its own right. Alongside Social Services departments and the Police, this allows us to act to protect children.
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We rely on the support of the general public for 85 per cent of our funding - without your support we would have to close our services within six months.
For full details of our income and expenditure, please see our Annual Review and Report.
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83pp in every pound is spent by the Society on activities to end cruelty to children, this includes services such as therapy, counselling and young people's centres.
Our breakdown of expenditure is as follows:
81% goes on activities to end cruelty to children
0.2% goes on support and governance costs
18.1% goes on costs of generating funds. For every £1 we invest in fundraising, we generate an additional £5.37 for our work to end cruelty to children.
You can see a more detailed breakdown of income and expenditure.
A key part of the NSPCC's work is making the public aware that child abuse is a major social problem that we must tackle together. We want you to know what the NSPCC is doing about it and how everyone can help.
NSPCC produces challenging advertising to reflect the distressing reality that people continue to abuse children in a modern society.
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The NSPCC Consultancy service has a range of support materials and services to help organisations develop, evaluate or review their child protection policies, procedures or services.
If your are developing new child protection policies and procedures, please view our free and downloadable booklet Stopcheck online for advice on how to get started.
NSPCC and Sports Council England Child Protection in Sport Unit website provides details on safeguarding children in sports: www.thecpsu.org.uk
The Arts Council England website at www.artscouncil.org.uk can provide details on safeguarding children in the arts.
To view a toolkit for child protection from agencies in contact with children across the world visit www.keepingchildrensafe.org.uk
The protection of children should be a prime consideration for the authorities charged with regulating the content of the media. The NSPCC aims to maintain an ongoing relationship with the media outlets and the watchdogs that monitor them.
It is very important that we have the added weight of viewers' opinions reaching these organisations. Find below the contact details of the official organisation that you can contact:
Ofcom
Web: http://www.ofcom.org.uk
Phone: 0845 456 3000
Email: contact@ofcom.org.uk
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You can donate via our website with either with a regular gift or a credit card donation. A regular gift is an easy and convenient way of giving your support and allows us to plan ahead and you can donate online. If you would like to donate in another way, please call our Supporter Care line on 020 7825 2505 for more information.
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You can help us campaign on behalf of children and young people by becoming one of our Partners in Campaigning. For more information and to register visit our Campaigning website for an information pack.
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All of our vacancies are advertised on our website (www.nspcc.org.uk) There is a link from our home page to the Jobs page. You can search for vacancies by location and/or area of work and then apply online. We encourage everyone to apply online as this saves us money, making more funds available for ending cruelty to children.
Each advert will have an application pack. Please note we do not accept CVs in place of our online application form.
Please see our volunteer pages.
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The NSPCC is currently unable to offer work experience placements to non social work students due to lack of resources. As we receive a vast number of requests, our priority is to supply placements for students on social work courses which have an already established relationship with the NSPCC.
You could try to contact your local team directly. Please click on the following link for details of the projects by area.
All of our vacancies, including fixed-term or temporary placements or positions, are advertised on our website (www.nspcc.org.uk).
You can also register for job alerts on this page.
The NSPCC has a range of information on child abuse and child protection. You can find out more about child abuse or see our Facts and Figures about Child Abuse.
We also have information about how you can help safeguard children from abuse.
You can find out more about how the child protection system work in the UK.
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Curtain Road, London EC2A 3NH. Incorporated by Royal Charter. Registered charity number 216401. NSPCC, charity registered in Scotland, charity number SC037717.