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Children ‘being failed’ as figures show almost 3,000 strip-searches by police

The Children’s Commissioner said criticised “widespread non-compliance” with statutory safeguards.

The Independent UK

Police strip searching children as young as eight, damning report finds

Study by Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza found that more than a third of children strip-searched were black

The Independent UK

Police carried out 2,800 strip searches on children as young as eight in last four years

A harrowing report by Children's Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, found black children are six times more likely to be strip searched. The youngest child strip searched between 2018 and mid-2022 was just eight

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Children’s commissioner for England expresses ‘deep concern’ over illegal migration bill

Rachel de Souza asks Suella Braverman for clarity on how unaccompanied children will be treated under proposals

The Guardian - UK

Children’s mental health support ‘patchy’ with 80-day treatment wait in one area

Dame Rachel de Souza called for mental health support teams to be delivered in every school as soon as possible.

The Independent UK

'Huge' number of children in England miss school on Friday because their 'parents are home'

The trend has seen a spike since the coronavirus pandemic, MPs were told

Wales Online

Pupils more likely to miss school on Fridays since the pandemic, MPs told

Around half of the 1.6 million children who were persistently absent in 2021/22 were off school for reasons other than illness.

The Independent UK

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Hundreds of thousands of students 'persistently' off school not due to illness

The Commons Education Committee heard evidence this morning that anxiety and mental health issues were causing kids to be off school. Gaming addictions, bullying on social media and family breakdowns are also playing a part

Daily Mirror

Age-verification on porn sites in the UK could be brought in within months

Age-verification may be required for all sites where children could see pornography

Wales Online

Lemn Sissay accuses children’s commissioner for England of failing children in care

Poet and broadcaster says Rachel de Souza should be pushing ministers to do much more

The Guardian - UK

How to talk to kids about sex and porn, as report reveals girls expect physical aggression

New research reveals the impact of pornography on youngsters. By Imy Brighty-Potts and Katie Wright.

The Independent UK

42% of young people say women enjoy hair pulling, choking and slaps during sex

One in ten under-nines have seen porn. By age 13 that has risen to half

Wales Online

Half of children have seen porn by the age of 13

The Children’s Commissioner says consumption of pornography is ‘widespread’ among children

The Independent UK

Young people believe girls expect physical aggression in sex, porn report finds

Half of those surveyed had seen porn online by the time they reached the age of 13, the Children’s Commissioner’s report stated.

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One in 10 pupils missed school because they felt unsafe – poll

Around a quarter of pupils felt only fairly safe or not safe at school in the last six months, a report suggests.

Evening Standard

One in 10 pupils skipping school due to feeling ‘unsafe’

A poll conducted over the last six months found that one in ten children were ‘at risk of disengaging completely’

The Independent UK

Warning children will be ‘lost outside system’ as homeschooling soars after pandemic

Exclusive: Union leaders say children could ‘become lost outside the system’ without official homeschooling register

The Independent UK

Online Safety Bill to remove ‘legal but harmful’ content measures

The Government has confirmed the proposed internet safety laws will be refined.

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Parents told to buy children phones without internet to protect them from online harm

Dame Rachel de Souza, the Children's Commissioner for England, warned 'we will look back in 20 years' time and be absolutely horrified by what we allowed our children to be exposed to'

Wales Online

Parents should 'give their children phones without internet access to keep them safe'

The Children’s Commissioner for England has suggested the move to protect children from the "darker side" of the internet

The Independent UK

System for moving asylum-seeking children out of hotels ‘simply cannot cope’

Society ‘cannot and should not’ have such children staying in hotels, said Local Government Association chairman James Jamieson.

The Independent UK

Police forces asked to provide figures on strip-searches of children

It follows the Child Q scandal, where a teenage schoolgirl was strip-searched by police officers while on her period without another adult present.

The Guardian - UK

Children’s commissioner demands ambition, not ‘tinkering’, in childcare reform

Dame Rachel de Souza says No 10’s focus on carer-to-child ratios is ‘depressing’ and now is the time to redefine childcare

The Independent UK

Next UK leader must be prime minister of families, Children’s Commissioner urges

Family set-up has become ‘far more diverse’ than policymakers have realised, with fewer ‘traditional’ nuclear family units, Dame Rachel de Souza said.

The Independent UK

Call to put family at centre of policy-making

The Children’s Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza has published a new report into families.

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