1 in 6 girls and 1 in 20 boys experience child sexual abuse by the age of 16. * The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) report highlights the ‘cruelty of perpetrators’ and organised networks. In the digital era, with the impact of the pandemic and the current cost-of-living crisis, children are more vulnerable to grooming and sexual abuse than ever before.

What happens following the recommendations of the IICSA’s final report? What will be the impact of the Online Safety Bill on patterns of child sexual abuse? Join Westminster Insight’s timely, cross-cutting Tackling Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation digital conference, chaired by Ian Dean, Director of the CSA Centre. Gain insights from Alexis Jay OBE, Chair, Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) as we look to  next steps following IICSA’s final report.

We will be joined by colleagues across police, schools, local authorities, and social services to discuss next steps for creating a safer future for all children. Working together as multi-agency partnerships, we will explore how to improve reporting processes and information sharing. Police representatives such as Richard Fewkes, Director of the NPCC Hydrant Programme will discuss how to tackle child sexual exploitation and next steps for ramping up disruption tactics.

Self-generated and coercively created content among children tripled from 2020-2021.** We will be joined by experts including Suzie Hargreaves OBE, chief executive of the IWF and David Wright, Director at the UK Safer Internet Centre. Learn how to keep children safe online, including training staff, teaching children on what to look out for and implementing new methods for disrupting perpetrators from online grooming.

Keeping victims and children safe is at the heart of the response to tackling CSE – Change to child sexual abuse. We will explore ways to better protect children from harm and support victims through recovery. Understand why different groups of children are more likely to be targeted and how you can you provide tailored support and protection. Gain insight on how to identify and improve knowledge of victims and perpetrators in your local area.

• Early Bird Discount – 20% off – available until Friday 16th Dec 2022 (Please enter the discount code EARLY3917in the payment section when you book online)
• Please email us for group bookings of 3 or more – info@westminsterinsight.com
• Pay online by credit card and receive a further 10% off (This will be automatically applied when you book online)

Insight Talk: Change for Better – Freshening Up Your Fundraising Approach – Tuesday 22 November

At our next Insight Talk, we’ll be joined by best-selling author and fundraising expert Bernard Ross, who will share his knowledge on using behavioural science as a tool for fundraising. Happening at 4:30pm on Tuesday 22 November, register for free here.

An Uncharitable Alliance: Mermaids v The Charity Commission and the LGB Alliance – Friday 11 November

This roundtable event will discuss the work of the LGB Alliance from feminist and children’s rights perspectives and consider the implications of its campaigning for children’s access to health care, as well as the impact of the Equality Act on women’s and trans rights. Register here.

Webinar on Thursday, November 3rd 2022: Event Details Website Register to Attend

Programme

• Discuss the government’s introduction of Universal Credit since 2013 and understand the challenges that many claimants face
• Understand new support shames being introduced to the government and how they can be directed towards those in need
• Analyse changes to Universal Credit, particularly during the pandemic, and consider whether they could inform welfare decisions in the future
• Examine how local authorities and front line organisations can help people get access to a variety of support schemes
• Explore the economic fallout of the cost of living crisis and high energy costs and what the impact will be for local authorities, charities and front-line workers supporting their constituencies
• Look at the future of the welfare state, including the impact an ageing population poses to the welfare state
• Explore how online systems have been utilised during the pandemic to ensure financial support is quickly allocated to those in need and the lessons stakeholders should take for welfare management in the future
• Learn also about IT challenges which have recently limited the ability to uplift legacy benefits – and how this can be avoided in future

To register for the briefing, please click here.

The Serious Violence Duty has been introduced as part of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, placing a statutory duty on local authorities and wider partners to collaborate and plan to prevent and reduce serious violence.

Westminster Insight’s Serious Violence Digital Conference focuses on how effective multi-agency partnerships can be formed to address serious violence at a local level. The event brings together local authorities, police, fire and rescue, health, education, youth custody and prisons.

Join us to explore partnership models to share data, intelligence, and knowledge, to generate evidence-based analysis of the local problem and develop a strategy to prevent and reduce serious violence.

Learn how to effectively collaborate with young people, learn from lived experience, and engage with communities most affected by serious violence.

Benefit from hearing how the long-running Scottish Violence Reduction Unit have assessed the effectiveness of their violence reduction programmes.  Gain insight on how to apply the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) toolkit to inform evidence-based interventions.

Join live online or watch on demand:

This practical event will be broadcast live via an interactive digital platform, where you can enjoy:

• Content accessible on demand for 14 days after the event
• Online networking – meet your colleagues from across the country 
• Virtual polls
• Live Q&A
• Technical support throughout the event

Discounts available:

• Please email us for group bookings of 3 or more – info@westminsterinsight.com
• Pay online by credit card and receive 10% off (This will be automatically applied when you book online).

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