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New law is needed to protect children online

5 November 2014 / News

Existing laws are failing to keep children safe - the government must introduce new legislation, writes NSPCC Head of child safety online Claire Lilley.

Flaw in the law: PM announces new online grooming offence

11 December 2014 / News

Following our Flaw in the Law campaign, the PM announces plans for legislation to make it a specific offence to an adult to send a sexual message to a child

Fighting for childhood in Northern Ireland

We’re making life better for children in Northern Ireland by influencing public policy, legislation and practice through our local evidence-based research and services.

Bedroom sharing and moving out

Information and guidance on children sharing bedrooms and legislation on what age a child can leave home.

What we stand for

At the NSPCC we believe we're all responsible for keeping childhood free from abuse, doing everything possible to protect children and prevent it from happening.

Nine in 10 children back new online safety laws

1 July 2019 / News

Our Wild West Web campaign has been instrumental in the Government unveiling tough new online safety measures.

Adults grooming children: still not illegal

3 March 2017 / News

The number of abusers meeting children after grooming them has more than tripled in five years - yet police still can’t arrest people for grooming in England and Wales.

Anti-grooming law delay "unacceptable"

10 January 2017 / News

The Government has been accused of dragging its feet over a law which would arm police with new powers to tackle online grooming.

Delivering change for children in Wales

24 February 2016 / News

We’re among the 6 leading Welsh children’s charities today to call on the next Welsh government to include a Children’s Minister in the Cabinet.

Legal definitions

The legal definition of a child and their rights by law, ages of consent and criminal responsibility, parental consent and children's wishes.

Wild West Web

Thanks to you, we’re one step closer to keeping children safer online and ending the #WildWestWeb.

Flaw in the Law success: gap closed in Serious Crime Bill

4 March 2015 / News

New offence will make it illegal for an adult to send a sexual message to a child thanks to petition by NSPCC supporters.

New laws to protect children online, says Government | NSPCC

21 May 2018 / News

The Government has announced it is bringing in laws to protect children online, in a victory for our Wild West Web campaign.

Child protection in the UK

Info on the child protection system including how to report child protection concerns, referrals and investigations, care proceedings, case reviews and statistics.

200,000 young people may have been groomed on social networks

30 July 2019 / News

Our Wild West Web campaign has been calling for a regulator to force social platforms to identify and prevent grooming on their platforms.