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Calls about domestic abuse highest on record following lockdown increase

10 June 2020 / News

Calls about domestic abuse highest on record following lockdown increase. We're calling ministers to amend the Domestic Abuse Bill to recognise how violence can affect children.

Child sexual abuse crimes reach record levels

15 April 2022 / News

New analysis shows online child sexual abuse crimes have increased since the government promised to bring in new laws to protect children on social media.

The Online Safety Bill has been passed!

We've done it! Thank you for all your support, you've helped create a safer online world for children

Record high number of recorded grooming crimes lead to calls for stronger online safety legislation

24 August 2021 / News

Online grooming crimes recorded by police jumped by around 70% in the last three years reaching an all-time high in 2021.

New figures reveal four in five victims of online grooming crimes are girls

6 October 2021 / News

Our latest research has found girls aged 12-15 are most likely to be victims of online grooming, and more needs to be done to protect children online.

77% of local authorities offer no specialist support for children who have experienced sexual abuse

15 May 2023 / News

We want the government to focus on funding for these services, as the Victims and Prisoners Bill goes through Parliament.

Child cruelty crimes surge by more than a fifth - we urgently need government action

10 February 2022 / News

We’re urging the government to strengthen the child protection system and significantly reduce child cruelty crimes.

Molly Russell

30 September 2022 / News

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.

Executive Board and trustees

Details of NSPCC Senior Executive Pay in accordance with NCVO guidelines and who our trustees are.

Instagram most used platform in child grooming crimes during lockdown

13 November 2020 / News

New data shows there were more than 1,200 online grooming crimes recorded against children in the three months from April to June, with the true scale of the problem likely to be much higher.

Remove nude images shared online

Information for parents and carers about Childline and IWF's Report Remove, a tool to help young people report unwanted images online.

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

3 December 2022 / News

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.

Teaching Your Child about Internet & Online Safety

Sometimes you might be worried about what your child's doing online or who they're speaking to, but not know how to talk to them about it. We've got advice to help.

Introducing our inaugural gaming festival to help tackle child abuse

30 January 2024 / News

Our new ‘Game Safe’ festival takes place in February and features a range of workshops and an in-person esports safeguarding conference which covers child protection within the gaming industry.

Online abuse

We’ve got advice and support for you and your child to help keep children safe online.

Our Child Safety Online (CSO) Taskforce

Learn about what a group of amazing supporters and industry leaders are doing to help us make the online world safer for children.

How to write your Will

Get advice about how to write your will, how to leave a gift to charity, and how to write it for free with one of our will writing services.

Estimated 90 cybercrimes recorded a day against children

14 January 2020 / News

We estimate more than 25,300 child abuse image and sexual grooming offences have been recorded by the police since the Online Harms White Paper was published just over 9 months ago.