The Highland Council has been accused of "not being transparent" by the parents of a six-year-old girl over refusing to ...

Scottish Government data reveals that 3,419 child sexual abuse crimes have been recorded by Police Scotland since 2019.

A number of charities have written to the government expressing concern over Ofcom’s Illegal Harms Code of Practice, which ...

In the last two years they have reached record levels, with more than 700 offences being logged each year - 748 in 2023/24 ...

When John Swinney, made tackling child poverty his number one priority, he was - perhaps deliberately - setting Holroyd on a rather different ...

Following the publication of the new National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2021, refreshed categories of concern for children who are placed on the Child Protection Register, and are ...

Paulina Pietrzak was sanctioned by the Scottish Social Services Council after she restrained a child and shouted at another.

Child protection is everyone's responsibility. If you are worried about the safety of a child in Aberdeen call: 0800 731 5520 (Social Work) 101 (Police Scotland) Contact us even if you are unsure, ...

CWPS is a basic awareness raising course for coaches, parent/activity helpers, event welfare officers and volunteers working with children and young people. It is the recognised course for child ...

The victims were abused over a seven-year period in a Glasgow drug den which became known as "the beastie house".

During a two-month trial, defence lawyers had argued the children may not have been telling the truth, but prosecutors said it would be "off the scale devious" to make up crimes of the "most monstrous ...

The Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU) is a partnership between the NSPCC, Sport England, Sport Northern Ireland and Sport Wales. (In Scotland, there's a similar partnership between Children 1st ...