Across the globe young people are significantly harmed in relationships and spaces beyond their families and family homes. The UK appears distinct in integ

We share learning from a collaborative project involving researchers at Durham university in England and an International Non-Government Organisation (INGO) supporting refugee girls in Germany. The...

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UK statutory guidance for practitioners suggests that indebtedness is an area where safeguarding red flags should be raised and action taken to minimize the risk of exploitation. Yet, our research sh...

This paper presents a case study narrative of one woman. Drawing on her storied recollections, from infancy into childhood through young motherhood into adulthood, we trace the interlocking relations...

‘County lines’: racism, safeguarding and statecraft in Britain by Insa Koch, Lauren Wroe and Patrick Williams, three leading experts in law, criminal justice and legal and social policy, is published ...

This article critiques the unique ‘pre-criminal safeguarding’ framework introduced for children by PREVENT – the UK’s counter-terrorism policy and legislation – as one that is anti-child protection. R...

We are a pair of women based in the north of England. We came together in 2014 as part of an evaluation of a project that supported women leaving prison. A decade on, we use this space of ‘Voices from...

Using emerging themes from The Victoria Climbié Foundation UK’s advocacy casework service, this article highlights how child protection is failing predominantly Muslim children and mothers in cases li...

This article investigates the role of pre-emptive policies and practices aiming to eliminate female genital cutting/mutilation (FGC/M) in England and Wales. We argue that the Serious Crime Act 2015, w...

"Race, class and the weaponisation of child safety" published on 24 Feb 2025 by Policy Press.

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