Archive for October 11th, 2022

Police-recorded hate crimes rose 26% in 12 months

Police-recorded hate crimes rose 26% in a year with Home Office figures showing a total of 155,841 offences were reported between March 2021 and March 2022. This is the biggest annual rise since 2017. The offences included: Although the number of hate crimes motivated by transgender identity were lower than the other groups, the percentage […]

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Government’s Child Safeguarding Panel publishes a paper into bruising in non-mobile infants

On 29th September the government’s Child Safeguarding Panel published a briefing paper into bruising in non-mobile infants. This paper is part of an ongoing series of publications designed to share information arising from the work the panel is doing with both its safeguarding partners and those working in child protection.  It explores the current guidance […]

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