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Living Well Taking Control, a new provider of the NHS programme, opened its doors in the area at the start of December 2020.

A national strategy focused on collecting more detailed data about child grooming gangs has been launched by the Home Office. The Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Strategy aims to identify and convict offenders who operate in groups by gathering more information about the characteristics of gangs, including their ethnicity. This initiative has been welcomed by the NCA, GCHQ, and charity NSPCC who said it received more than 40 calls a day about child sexual abuse since the pandemic began. This comes ...

Fresh approach will relentlessly go after abusers, whilst better protecting victims and survivors

BBC News Published image copyrightGetty Images Some 320 of the UKs most dangerous child sex offenders have been arrested since the first coronavirus lockdown, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. Investigators have been focusing on tracking down offenders who operate online. The operation led to a total of 4,760 arrests and 6,500 children safeguarded between April and September last year. Meanwhile, the Home Office has launched a strategy to collect detailed data about child grooming gangs. Th...

Government publishes new strategy to protect children from sexual abuse The Home Secretary has published a new national strategy to protect children from all forms of child sexual abuse. The Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Strategysets out how the Government will use new legislation and enhanced technology to stop offenders. This includes investing in the UKs Child Abuse Image Database to identify and catch more offenders more quickly – for example, by using new tools to speed up police investig...

Home Office announces new strategy to combat child sexual abuse Fiona Simpson Friday, January 22, 2021 The Home Office has announced a new national strategy aimed at protecting children from all forms of sexual abuse. The strategy will also increase focus on online abuse. Picture: Adobe Stock Register now to continue reading Thank you for visiting Children & Young People Now and making use of our archive of more than 60,000 expert features, t...

New strategy a golden opportunity to tackle child sexual abuse A new strategy to protect children from all forms of child sexual abuse has been published by the Government today. The Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Strategy pledges to end the previous culture of denial, and sets out how the Government will use new legislation and enhanced technology to catch offenders. Under the strategy, the Government will work closely with local authorities to respond to threats within their communities and coll...

THOUSANDS of Worcestershire residents at risk of Type 2 diabetes are being encouraged to access free prevention support through the Healthier You…

How to check if you are at risk of Type 2 diabetes after Nottingham GPs plea Across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire there are 55,210 people aged 15 and over diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes 13:30, 2 JAN 2021 A nurse giving a patient a diabetes test (Image: Peter Byrne/PA Wire) Never miss another Nottinghamshire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you thes...

NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme Every two minutes someone finds out that they have Type 2 diabetes, a potentially serious health condition that can cause long-term health problems. It can lead to sight loss, kidney failure, loss of a limb, and makes you at least twice as likely to have a heart attack or stroke. Healthier You: NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme is part of the national programme which provides support to thousands of individuals each year, who are at risk of developing Type 2 di...