Nov 21, 2020

COVID has of course impacted us all, but children especially so and in many different ways. Based on her presentation at the 2020  Inside Government's Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation conference, in this Safeguarding Podcast we discuss with Sheila Taylor MBE, CEO of the NWG Network, the impact of COVID on children,...

Nov 7, 2020

In this safeguarding podcast we discuss with Sonia Livingstone OBE her book "Parenting for a Digital Future". How can parents derive maximum benefit for their children from the phenomenon of the risk-infused online space and digital technology in general? Is "screen time" relevant? Is it true that today's children, born...

Oct 24, 2020

In this Safeguarding Podcast I'm joined by Steve Wood, Deputy Commissioner and Executive Director of the Information Commissioner's Office to discuss the Age Appropriate Design Code.

Online data sits at the heart of the digital services that children use every day. From the moment a young person opens an app, data is...

Oct 10, 2020

In this safeguarding podcast with John Carr OBE, we discuss how the EU went wrong with GDPR, the EU's new ePrivacy regulation and how it will make CSAM detection innovation illegal. We ask what is WhoIs and why is this important? We also discuss how social media companies have dodged the requirement for parental consent...

Sep 26, 2020

In this safeguarding podcast with Jenny Greensmith-Brennan of Safer Lives, we ask is there a way other than prison of dealing with offenders? Is prison effective and is it offenders' biggest fear? What is the balance between retribution and justice? Is offender rehabilitation possible? What is the impact on the...