It’s time for action to address violence against women and girls in North Yorkshire and York A new, overarching strategy to address violence against women and girls across North Yorkshire and York is being published today by Commissioner Zoë Metcalfe. North Yorkshire’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner promised to prioritise this issue and, when she […]

The Children’s Society Gaming Challenge Over the past few years sales for games consoles has greatly increased, with some of that growth due to the Covid pandemic. In 2021, the Global “Games Market” had was worth a reported $180BN in revenue, making the industry bigger than Hollywood and the music industry combined! Gaming is now […]

Understanding the dark web With more children accessing the dark web, it’s important that professionals have an understanding of risks and how to have discussions with children who are known to be using the dark web. CEOP have collaborated with the Marie Collins Foundation and The Children’s Society to put together useful resources for professionals […]

Leading animal welfare organisations have teamed up to produce a shareable infographic to encourage safe interactions with dogs. Recently we’ve seen several tragic dog attack fatalities, so it’s paramount that families are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to enjoy spending time with their dogs safely.  The Canine and Feline Sector Group Dog […]

Child Safety Week 2022 – Partner Briefing to be shared across your networks What is Child Safety Week? Child Safety Week is an annual community education campaign run by the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT), acting as a catalyst for thousands of safety conversations and activities UK-wide. This year, Child Safety Week runs from Monday 6th […]

We have just published our recording for the recent virtual online conference “Working with Men” this explored how across the multi-agency workforce we can build on the good practice, identify ways to improve the engagement and voice of men and provide information and resources to enhance this area of work. Speakers included: Brid Featherstone, University […]

Here is information regarding a new safeguarding resource for Ukrainian speakers, “Talking to your child about online harm”, produced by the Marie Collins Foundation, supported by the North Yorkshire Office of the Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner. This guide has been specially created for Ukrainian families to help facilitate a conversation with their child about […]

A new youth-led survey has been launched, which aims to gather the views of thousands of young people on policing and police complaints. The survey has been designed and developed by members of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) Youth Panel. The survey aims to: · Understand young people’s lived experiences of policing · […]

Partners from Safeguarding Adults Boards, Children’s Safeguarding Partnerships,Community Safety Partnerships across North Yorkshire, the City of York and East Riding have come together and developed an extensive programme of learning events, seminars and interactive sessions which all underpin this year’s theme – ‘Safeguarding is everybody’s business’. Spurred on by the success of Safeguarding Week 2021 […]

NYSCP Podcast 6 – Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infancy Day or Night, Sleep Right is a key message to those who care for infants across North Yorkshire and York. The ‘Day or Night, Sleep Right’ campaign has been created as a way of providing information regarding the importance of safe sleeping environments for infants to […]