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Mental health and poverty among issues worrying school leaders outside classroom

Some 86% of state-funded schools and colleges in England – both primary and secondary – were surveyed by the Children’s Commissioner’s office.

The Independent UK

Failings in mental health care demand quicker and more decisive action

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Mental health services must not be allowed to shut themselves off from patients’ families. It is too late to secure justice for young people like Ruth Szymankiewicz, but it can never be too late to learn lessons from hospital failures

The Independent UK

Dame Rachel de Souza Blames VPNs for Alarming Spike in Pornographic Exposure Among Children Below 18 Years Old

Children's Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza sounds the alarm on drastic spine in pornographic exposure among young users. She urges the government to stop children from accessing VPNs.

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Commissioner: Close loophole allowing children to access online pornography

Rachel de Souza’s office’s latest report found the proportion of children saying they have seen such content online has risen in the past two years.

Evening Standard

Government must stop children using VPNs to dodge age checks on porn sites, commissioner demands

Dame Rachel de Souza warns it is ‘absolutely a loophole that needs closing’ as new report finds proportion of children who report accessing pornography online has increased over last two years

The Independent UK

Government could ban ‘barely legal’ pornography after Bonnie Blue documentary

Baroness Bertin plans to propose legislation in autumn which would make it illegal for online platforms to host content that could encourage child sexual abuse

The Independent UK

Children in England living in 'Dickensian' poverty, major report warns

CHILDREN in England are living in “Dickensian” poverty, according to a major new report which calls on the UK Government to scrap the two-child…

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Children in England ‘living in almost Dickensian levels of poverty’

Children’s commissioner says any Labour strategy to tackle deprivation must scrap the two-child benefit cap

The Guardian - UK

Near-Dickensian poverty levels for some children in England, warns commissioner

A new report noted a range of concerns including lack of access to quality, healthy food and living in cramped and poor conditions.

The Independent UK

‘Mouldy or full of rats’: Children in England face almost-Dickensian levels of poverty

A report from the Children’s Commissioner noted a range of concerns, including living in cramped and poor conditions

The Independent UK

Victims at front of my mind while carrying out grooming gangs review: Casey

Victims told her they are unable to live the lives they wanted and continued to see their abusers walk free.

Evening Standard

Children still ‘waiting far too long’ for mental health care, commissioner warns

The most common reason for referral during the period was anxiety.

Evening Standard

Children’s voices must be heard in assisted dying Bill debate, says commissioner

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is due to return to the House of Commons for further debate on May 16.

Evening Standard

Children’s commissioners call for a complete ban on smacking

‘Let this be Sara’s legacy,’ England’s child commissioner says

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Evening Standard

Ban AI ‘nudification’ apps enabling sexual abuse, Children’s Commissioner says

Dame Rachel de Souza has called for the Government to ban ‘nudification’ apps.

The Guardian - UK

Ofcom accused of prioritising interests of tech firms over child safety online

Watchdog’s new codes of practice are not strong enough, says children’s commissioner for England

The Guardian - UK

Parents must make tough choices on smartphones, says children’s commissioner for England

Dame Rachel de Souza says parents should look to their own smartphone use and not try to be their children’s friend

The Independent UK

Parents should stop being ‘child’s friend’ over phones – children’s commissioner

Nearly a quarter of children spend more than four hours a day on an internet-enabled device, a survey suggested earlier this month.

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The Independent UK

Children have access to porn in the classroom, education union head says in call for phone ban

The National Education Union warns that children currently have access to ‘hardcore pornography’ in the classroom

Evening Standard

Education Secretary: More men needed in classrooms to be positive role models

Bridget Phillipson will speak alongside Dame Rachel de Souza at the commissioner’s inaugural Festival Of Childhood: Our Future, Our Voice.

The Guardian - UK

How Covid changed children in Britain

Uncertainty, disruption, increased screen use and crippling anxiety are some of the legacies of pandemic school closures

The Independent UK

Children in youth custody ‘failed’ before they arrive – Children’s Commissioner

Dame Rachel de Souza has warned secure settings risk turning out ‘hardened criminals with a palpable distrust in the state’ .

The Independent UK

Child exploitation and ‘cuckooing’ to be made criminal offences

The children’s commissioner has said that new laws will provide ‘clarity that exploited children are victims’

The Independent UK

Children rioted in summer ‘for fun rather than due to online misinformation’

The Children’s Commissioner for England spoke to some of those charged over the disorder.

The Independent UK

Children joined far-right riots as they ‘looked fun’ - not because of racism, children’s commissioner claims

Children got involved in last summer’s riots out of curiosity, anger at the police, or desire to steal, according to the new report - but one Labour MP has called it ‘far off the mark’

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