Daily Safeguarding Update

Covid restrictions have left young children lacking social skills

An Ofsted report has found babies and toddlers struggling to crawl and communicate, low in confidence and with speech and language difficulties, as a result of pandemic learning loss.
Inspectors found children at nurseries are struggling to make friends and use the toilet independently.
Delays in development mean more children are unlikely to be ready for school by the age of four.
You can read the full story on the Telegraph’s website

Gambling and betting companies will be banned from using advertising with sports personalities, reality TV or social media stars.
Under current rules, an advert is only banned if it appeals to an under 18-year-old more than an adult.
Under new rules, the ad will be banned if it is likely to ‘be of strong appeal to young people, by reflecting or being associated with youth culture’.
You can read the full story on The Guardian’s website.

The Treasury will regulate certain cryptocurrencies as part of a wider plan to make the UK a hub for digital payment companies.
Stablecoins will become recognised forms of payment to give people confidence in using digital currencies.
So called “Stablecoins” have stable value like traditional currencies.
Cryptocurrencies can pose a risk to children and young people, firstly due to its volatile nature and value to cash and secondly because of the risk of scamming.
You can read the full story on the BBC’s website.

The Welsh government seeks legal advice after the UK proposed a ban to stamp out the harmful practice of conversion therapy for gay people, but not trans people.
They said the omission of trans people was ‘unacceptable’.
Former director of legislative affairs at No.10 said that the omission of trans people would have ‘profound consequences for children struggling with gender dysphoria’.
You can read the full story on the ITV website.