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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐬𝐞: 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐱 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠

We might be less objective than we think.

#Safeguarding #GlobalSafeguarding #Advice #SolomonParadox

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Solomon’s Paradox and Safeguarding
The Advice We Would Give Someone Else: Solomon’s Paradox and Safeguarding
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September 14, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞

The Charity Sector Risk Assessment 2026 provides a sobering picture of the environment in which charities are operating.

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Safeguarding Under Pressure
Safeguarding under pressure: When operational challenges start rewriting the rules
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August 24, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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Safeguarding progress is rarely just about policy.

It depends on culture, leadership, and the will of people to stand up for what is right. Yet one of the least discussed cultural risks to safeguarding is something known as the 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐛 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭.

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The Crab Effect. Holding Back Safeguarding Progress
In safeguarding, progress is rarely about policy alone. It depends on culture, leadership, and the willingness of people to stand up for what is right. Yet one of the least discussed cultural risks to...
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August 7, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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The resignation of Safeguarding Minister Natalie Fleet has prompted discussion. Explaining her decision, said the role was "overwhelmingly triggering".

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.

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July 23, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐌𝐆'𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐇 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲

Publication is a welcome development for those working across the humanitarian, development and international sectors.

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Reflections on HMG's New PSEAH Strategy
From Commitment to Capability: Reflections on HMG's New PSEAH Strategy
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July 20, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

30 November - 4 December 2026 | Piliyandala, Sri Lanka | 5-days

This intensive - in person - training equips professionals to conduct survivor-centred Safeguarding investigations.

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July 14, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫

To many people, safeguarding failures are a shock, but specialists know that that's not the full story. They happen in cultures which overlooked smaller issues - the 𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝑾𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒐𝒓𝒚.

#Safeguarding

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Little Things Matter. Broken Windows and Safeguarding
The Little Things Matter: What Broken Windows Teach Us About Safeguarding
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June 22, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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Offenders don't just groom children.

They groom adults too.

Many safeguarding failures begin with misunderstanding offender behaviour.

Join Dr Joe Sullivan:

London 26 Nov 2026
Manchester 27 Nov 2026

£50 early booking

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June 5, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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When safeguarding failures are exposed, they are often described as shocking or unexpected. Yet on closer inspection, it is clear that many incidents were preceded by a series of smaller warning signs that went unchallenged.

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Small Slips to Serious Harm: The Normalisation of Deviance
From Small Slips to Serious Harm: Safeguarding and the Normalisation of Deviance
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May 10, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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Learned Helplessness: When Safeguarding Teams Stop Believing Change Is Possible

Many safeguarding specialists will recognise being ignored or blocked. This can lead to a troubling dynamic: a belief that nothing will ever change.

#GlobalSafeguarding

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When Safeguarding Teams Stop Believing Change Is Possible
Learned Helplessness: When Safeguarding Teams Stop Believing Change Is Possible
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March 23, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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Today we mark 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 and recognise the extraordinary contribution that women make to safeguarding around the world.

Women are often at the forefront of protecting others, advocating for survivors, and strengthening safeguarding systems.
March 8, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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Why Good People Stay Silent: The Bystander Effect in Safeguarding

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Why Good People Stay Silent: The Bystander Effect in Safeguarding
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February 21, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

2 - 6 February 2026
Nairobi, Kenya | £635

This five-day intensive - in person - training course equips professionals to conduct thorough, survivor-centred investigations into SEAH.
November 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧: £𝟓𝟎 | 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: £𝟐𝟓

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October 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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The @charitycommission.blog.gov.uk.web.brid.gy has published its investigation into St Giles Trust, exposing operational & governance failures: employee on the Disclosure and Barring Service barred list, was allowed to work with children for almost 2 years.

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Charity Commission findings on the St Giles Trust Case
On 21 October 2025, the Charity Commission published the findings of its investigation into St Giles Trust, concluding a serious case that exposed both operational and governance failures. The case ce...
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October 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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What Safeguarding Specialists Need to Know About Sextortion

When a teenage boy in Missouri received a message that read, “I have your nudes and everything needed to ruin your life”, it took just ninety minutes for him to end his life.

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What Safeguarding Specialists Need to Know About Sextortion
“I Have Everything to Ruin You”
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October 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐃𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬?

This phenomenon is described as 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐦𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚: the failure to remember, embed, and act on past learning.

#Safeguarding

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Forgetting the Lessons: Organisational Amnesia in Safeguarding
Why Do Institutions Keep Repeating the Same Mistakes?
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September 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Our Safeguarding Insights conference is dedicated to those who have an organisational responsibility for safeguarding and leaders in organisations where safeguarding plays a key role.

5th November 2025
Central London: £50 | Online: £25

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September 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐀𝐧 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞.

The digital lives of children are increasingly shaped long before they can consent, carrying real risks to children’s privacy, safety, and wellbeing.

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Harmful Sharenting. An Emerging Safeguarding Challenge
The digital lives of children are increasingly shaped long before they can consent. Parents, carers and relatives routinely post photographs, videos and personal details online, often with the best of...
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September 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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“Sex is Kind of Broken Now”: What Pornography Means for Safeguarding Practice

Pornography is no longer a marginal influence on young people’s lives.

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Sex is Kind of Broken Now: Safeguarding and Pornography
“Sex is Kind of Broken Now”: What Pornography Means for Safeguarding Practice
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August 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
17 - 21 Nov 2025 | Zanzibar

This in person course equips professionals to conduct survivor-centred investigations into Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment

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July 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

The burden of proof is a critical concept that every investigator must understand. In this post, we’ll explore what the burden of proof means.

#GlobalSafeguarding

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Burden of Proof in Safeguarding Investigations
In safeguarding investigations, the burden of proof is a critical concept that every investigator must understand. This principle shapes how evidence is collected, assessed, and weighed, ultimately gu...
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June 23, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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For some, #PrideMonth is a celebration. For others, it’s a protest. For many #LGBTQ + people, it’s both—a time to be seen, and a time to remember that visibility still carries risk.

For #safeguarding professionals, #Pride2025 should be a call to action

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Why Pride Month Matters for Safeguarding in 2025
Each June, rainbow flags appear in windows, on banners, and across social media feeds. For some, Pride Month is a celebration. For others, it’s a protest. For many LGBTQ+ people, it’s both—a time to b...
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June 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐒

This online course equips professionals to operate as a Safeguarding Focal Point (SFP) in the humanitarian and development sectors.

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April 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Join us at #SafeguardingInsights conference on 5th November - Central London/Online

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March 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM