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Warning over 140,000 'ghost children' missing from school last summer

Figures by the Department of Education show more than 140,000 schoolkids were “severely absent” in the summer of 2022, leading to fears children are falling through cracks

Daily Mirror

Police need ‘draconian’ powers to strip-search children, says minister

The Home Office’s Sarah Dines was involved in a series of heated exchanges with Labour MPs after a report found safeguarding concerns.

The Independent UK

Minister: I assume police have very good reasons to conduct child strip-searches

Groans were heard from peers as Lord Sharpe of Epsom made the comment while discussing concerns over Children’s Commissioner’s office research.

The Independent UK

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Worst police forces for strip searching children as young as eight ranked

The strip searches have been carried out by police forces across the country. The Met tops the list with Hertfordshire, Thames Valley, Merseryside and Essex close behind

Daily Mirror

Child strip-search report findings deeply concerning, says policing minister

The Independent Office for Police Conduct said it shares concerns about the ‘widespread and serious failings across police forces’.

The Independent UK

The number of strip-searches of children by police in Greater Manchester

A report looking at the national picture after the Child Q scandal reveals children as young as eight have been strip-searched - with almost 3,000 searches taking place over a four-year period across the country

Manchester Evening News

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

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Police strip-searches of thousands of children were ‘racist and traumatising’, say charities

The Children’s Society and the Runnymede Trust have hit out in the wake of a damning report by Dame Rachel de Souza

Wales Online

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

Daily Mirror

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

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The Independent UK

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.

Daily Mirror

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

Wales Online

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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The Independent 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.

Wales Online

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

The Independent UK

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.

The Independent UK

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

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