2021 News and opinion

Our news stories and opinion pieces from this year.

22 JUNE 2021

A teenage girl on her mobile in her bedroom while staring into the distance.

Childline’s new tool helps young people remove nude images shared online

Childline has launched the Report Remove tool with the IWF to help young people remove nude images of themselves from the internet.

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01 APRIL 2021

Young girl on phone outside next to a fence

Our new helpline for people who have experienced sexual harassment or abuse in education

Our new dedicated helpline supports anyone who has been abused, or has concerns about abuse in education.

83183 Views

03 DECEMBER 2021

Child abuse image crimes in the UK have risen - we urgently need a stronger Online Safety Bill

Our latest research has found more than 100,000 child abuse image crimes were recorded by UK police forces over the last five years.

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07 DECEMBER 2021

Arthur Labinjo-Hughes

The government has announced a national review into Arthur’s death. We welcome this and will be challenging the government to make sure the recommendations are acted upon.

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24 AUGUST 2021

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

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

53692 Views

17 FEBRUARY 2021

Contacts to the NSPCC about drug and alcohol misuse among parents soar during the pandemic

Concerned adults have increasingly contacted the NSPCC about the risk that parents misusing drugs and alcohol may pose to their children.

33003 Views

15 SEPTEMBER 2021

Online child abuse crimes have surged by three-quarters and more must be done to protect children online

While online abuse crimes have surged by 78% over four years, new Government plans to regulate social media through the Online Safety Bill fall significantly short of tackling this issue.

30900 Views

22 NOVEMBER 2021

Latest figures show NSPCC helpline has reached record levels of reports about child sexual exploitation and abuse

Our NSPCC helpline has received on average 26 contacts a day from people concerned a child is being or has been sexually exploited and/or abused.

29828 Views

09 MARCH 2021

Government to close loophole in Positions of Trust law to better protect young people

Our campaign has built support to close loophole allowing sports coaches and faith leaders to have sex with 16 and 17-year-olds in their care.

29823 Views

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