2022 News and opinion

Our news stories and opinion pieces from this year.

19 DECEMBER 2022

We’ve published Christmas VR safety advice in response to public concerns about child safety in the metaverse

With more parents more likely to buy their children VR headsets, we’ve developed a guide for parents to support families buying Virtual Reality (VR) headsets for Christmas.

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03 DECEMBER 2022

A young child sat on the floor looking sad.

We’re calling on the Prime Minister to take action on child sexual abuse following final IICSA report

We’ve brought together Leaders from more than 30 agencies and organisations to call on the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary to turn the findings and recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) into a national mission to prevent child sexual abuse.

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02 DECEMBER 2022

Thousands of children disclose abuse for the first time when speaking to Childline

Childline is here for children 24/7, even on Christmas Day, and it’s common for children to confide in Childline about abuse for the first time during December and January.

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18 NOVEMBER 2022

Children face greater risk of domestic abuse during World Cup

We’re calling for the Government to deliver a Victims Bill that legislates for support services for children impacted by domestic abuse.

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01 NOVEMBER 2022

13,000 online child sex offences could be recorded during Online Safety Bill delay

The longer this vital legislation is delayed the more vulnerable children are at risk of online grooming and sexual abuse.

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28 OCTOBER 2022

Child sexual exploitation crimes up 10% in the last year

We’re launching a campaign called the Full Story to connect more young people at risk of, or experiencing sexual exploitation, with Childline.

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20 OCTOBER 2022

Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse releases its final report

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has released its final report on how multiple organisations have failed and are continuing to fail to protect children in their care from sexual abuse.

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30 SEPTEMBER 2022

Molly Russell inquest findings

The inquest findings into the death of Molly Russell released today, told she took her own life while suffering from depression and had interacted with harmful social media content.

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28 SEPTEMBER 2022

Half of secondary school teachers don’t feel confident delivering sex and relationships education

We have a launched a new UK-wide service called Talk Relationships to help teachers deliver sex and relationships education more confidently.

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