This policy outlines the Bright World Guardianships approach to reports of sexting disclosures, handling devices and imagery, risk assessing situations, partnership working, recording incidents and involving parents and schools where appropriate. This policy will be applicable for disclosures and incidents which happen to a Bright World student when they are not at school (as the school policy will be implemented), and under the care of Bright World for example while with a host family, during an event or during a transfer. This guidance is based on the report: Sharing nudes and semi-nudes: advice for education settings working with children and young people, 2020 (UK Council for Internet Safety – UKCIS), and Keeping Children Safe In Education.
This guidance should be read alongside the Government guidance in this link.
Policy:
Many professionals may refer to ‘nudes and semi-nudes’ as:
-youth produced sexual imagery or ‘youth involved’ sexual imagery
-indecent imagery. This is the legal term used to define nude or semi-nude images and videos of children and young people under the age of 18.
-‘sexting’. Many adults may use this term, however some young people interpret sexting as ‘writing and sharing explicit messages with people they know’ rather than sharing images
-image-based sexual abuse. This term may be used when referring to the non-consensual sharing of nudes and semi-nudes
Terms such as ‘revenge porn’ and ‘upskirting’ are also used to refer to specific incidents of nudes and semi-nudes being shared. However, these terms are more often used in the context of adult-to-adult non-consensual image sharing offences.
For the purpose of this policy document, sharing of nudes and semi-nudes refers to the creation and sharing of sexual imagery of young people, by young people.
Creating and sharing sexual photos and videos of under-18s is illegal and therefore causes the greatest complexity for schools and other agencies when responding. It also presents a range of risks which need careful management.
This policy is based on the Government advice which uses the term ‘sharing nudes and semi-nudes’ to mean the sending or posting of nude or semi-nude images, videos or live streams by young people under the age of 18 online. This could be via social media, gaming platforms, chat apps or forums. It could also involve sharing between devices via services like Apple’s AirDrop which works offline.
The term ‘nudes’ is used as it is most commonly recognised by young people and more appropriately covers all types of image sharing incidents. Alternative terms used by children and young people may include ‘dick pics’ or ‘pics’.
The types of incidents which this advice covers are:
a person under the age of 18 creates and shares nudes and semi-nudes of themselves with a peer under the age of 18
a person under the age of 18 shares nudes and semi-nudes created by another person under the age of 18 with a peer under the age of 18
a person under the age of 18 is in possession of nudes and semi-nudes created by another person under the age of 18
This advice does not cover:
the sharing of nudes and semi-nudes of under 18s by adults (18 and over) as this constitutes child sexual abuse and education settings should always inform their local police force as a matter of urgency
children and young people under the age of 18 sharing adult pornography or exchanging sexual texts which do not contain images
In response to these issues, education settings should follow their local authority’s guidance and schools and colleges should also refer to the Department for Education’s (DfE’s) Keeping children safe in education statutory safeguarding guidance.
Statistics and research
Although many education settings are dealing with an increase in incidents of nudes and semi-nudes being shared, research has found a significant number of children and young people aren’t sending or receiving nudes and semi-nudes (Brook and NCA-CEOP, 2017):
26% had sent a nude image to someone they were interested in
48% had received one of someone else, sent by that same person
The law
Indecent images of children
Responding to incidents of sharing nudes and semi-nudes is complex because of its legal status. Making, possessing and distributing any imagery of someone under 18 which is ‘indecent’ is illegal. This includes imagery of yourself if you are under 18.
The relevant legislation is contained in the Protection of Children Act 1978 (England and Wales) as amended in the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (England and Wales).
Specifically:
it is an offence to possess, distribute, show and make indecent images of children
the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (England and Wales) defines a child, for the purposes of indecent images, as anyone under the age of 18
‘Indecent’ is not defined in legislation. When cases are prosecuted, the question of whether any photograph of a child is indecent is for a jury, magistrate or district judge to decide based on what is the recognised standard of propriety.
Indecent imagery does not always mean nudity; however, images are likely to be defined as such if they meet one or more of the following criteria:
nude or semi-nude sexual posing (e.g. displaying genitals and/or breasts or overtly sexual images of young people in their underwear)
someone nude or semi-nude touching themselves in a sexual way
any sexual activity involving a child
someone hurting someone else sexually
sexual activity that includes animals
Non-consensual image sharing
The non-consensual sharing of private sexual images or videos with the intent to cause distress is also illegal. The relevant legislation is contained in section 33 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015.
Avoiding unnecessary criminalisation of children
The law criminalising indecent images of children was created to protect children and young people from adults seeking to sexually abuse them or gain pleasure from their sexual abuse. It was not intended to criminalise children and young people. The law was also developed long before mass adoption of the internet, mobiles and digital photography.
Despite this, children and young people who share nudes and semi-nudes of themselves, or peers, are breaking the law.
However, children and young people should not be unnecessarily criminalised. Children and young people with a criminal record face stigma and discrimination in accessing education, training, employment, travel and housing and these obstacles can follow them into adulthood.
Whilst children and young people creating and sharing images can be risky, it is often the result of their natural curiosity about sex and their exploration of relationships. Therefore, engaging in the taking or sharing of nudes and semi-nudes may not always be ‘harmful’ to all children and young people. Situations should be considered on a case by case context, considering what is known about the children and young people involved and if there is an immediate risk of harm. Often, children and young people need education and support for example, on identifying healthy and unhealthy behaviours within relationships and understanding consent and how to give it. Safeguarding action will also be required in cases where there is risk of harm.
Investigation by police of an incident of sharing nudes and semi-nudes does not automatically mean that the child/young person involved will have a criminal record, as explained in the next section.
The police response
The NPCC has made it clear that incidents involving sharing nudes and semi-nudes should have an immediate focus on safeguarding children.
In many cases, education settings may respond to incidents without involving the police, for example where an incident can be defined as ‘experimental’ (see section 1.6) and there is no evidence abusive or aggravating elements. Further advice on the circumstances in which this would be appropriate can be found in section 2.
The police may, however, need to be involved in some cases to ensure thorough investigation, including the collection of all evidence (for example, through multi-agency checks). Where there are abusive and/or aggravating factors, incidents should always be referred to the police through the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) or equivalent (see section 2 for further guidance).
Even when the police are involved, a criminal justice response and formal sanction against a child or young person would only be considered in exceptional circumstances. To help local police services develop a coordinated, effective and proportionate response in this area, the NPCC and College of Policing has produced operational advice for law enforcement relating to the investigation of nudes and semi-nudes sharing offences.
Crime recording
When an incident of sharing nudes and semi-nudes is reported to police, they are obliged, under the Home Office Counting Rules and National Crime Recording Standards, to record the incident on their crime systems. The incident will be listed as a ‘crime’ and the child or young person involved may be listed in relation to it.
This is not the same as having a criminal record.
Police decision
Once an incident is reported to the police, they will investigate and decide on an appropriate outcome.
If an incident is found to have abusive and/or aggravating factors, the child or young person may receive a caution or conviction.
To mitigate the risk of children and young people being negatively impacted, the police are able to record the outcome of an investigation using an outcome 21 code should an incident be found to be non-abusive and have no evidence of any of the following:
exploitation
grooming
profit motive
malicious intent (e.g. extensive or inappropriate sharing e.g. uploading onto a pornographic website)
persistent behaviour
The outcome 21 code, launched in 2016, helps to formalise the discretion available to the police when handling crimes such as the sharing of nudes and semi-nudes.
Outcome 21 states:
“Further investigation, resulting from the crime report, which could provide evidence sufficient to support formal action being taken against the suspect is not in the public interest. This is a police decision.”
This means that even though a child or young person has broken the law and the police could provide evidence that they have done so, the police can record that they chose not to take further action as it was not in the public interest.
The decision to use outcome 21 in these circumstances is likely to be reviewed by a suitably senior and/or experienced officer.
Once an appropriate outcome has been decided, it should be communicated by police to the child or young person affected, their parent or carers and the school where appropriate. This should also explain the immediate and longer-term implications.
Criminal records check
A decision to disclose information as a part of any criminal record check (a DBS certificate in England) is made on the basis of whether that information is relevant to the risk an individual might pose to children, young people or vulnerable adults.
It is possible for an incident of sharing nudes and semi-nudes recorded on police systems with outcome 21 to be disclosed on a DBS certificate.
However, information falling short of conviction or caution can only be included on a DBS certificate when an individual has applied for an Enhanced Criminal Records Check. In such cases, it would be for a chief officer to consider what information (in addition to convictions and cautions held on the Police National Computer) should be provided for inclusion. That decision must be made on the basis that the chief officer reasonably believes the information to be relevant to the purpose of the disclosure (for example, someone taking up a position working with children) and considers that it ought to be included.
Multi-agency working
Should police inform a school or college of an incident previously unknown to the setting, the DSL (or equivalent) should follow statutory guidance set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education.
Out-of-school education settings should liaise with relevant multi-agency partners.
Bright World Procedure for dealing with reports of youth produced imagery:
This procedure should be read alongside the Government guidance
1. Bright World staff member receives the report of suspected youth produced imagery from a student, parent or other source by face to face disclosure, email or telephone call.
2. Bright World Staff member adheres to the Child Protection Policy including contemporaneously recording the disclosure in the most appropriate format (using the Tell Explain Describe model if the information is being given by a student).
3. The record of the disclosure is reported verbally as soon as practicable to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), Lana Foster, or Robbie Piper at Head Office on 01273 835745.
4. The staff member must submit a written record of the disclosure on an IBOS Student Record – Incident Record (Head Office staff) or an email to Robbie Piper (robbie@brightworld.co.uk) or Lana Foster (lana@brightworld.co.uk).
5. The DSL will hold an emergency strategy meeting to discuss the incident, assess the alleged threat and risk to the child, including any relevant facts about the child which may affect the risk assessment, including age and ability. Consideration should be given to whether a child or young person’s circumstances, background or sexuality makes them additionally vulnerable. This could include:
• being in care
• having special educational needs or disability
• having been a victim of abuse
• having less direct contact with parents
• lacking positive role modelling at home
Where there are wider concerns about the care and welfare of a child or young person then consideration should be given to referring to children’s social care),
The strategy meeting will need to implement an action plan and continue to review the situation until a resolution has been achieved. This meeting should aim to establish whether the imagery should be viewed (in most cases imagery should not be viewed); and whether the imagery has been shared widely, via what services/platforms (which may be unknown), whether immediate action should be taken to delete or remove images from devices on online services.
6. The meeting will be recorded with timed and dated entries within a Student Record – Incident Record to record all actions and updates.
7. The DSL will arrange for a further conversation and for the young person to be helped and supported in recognition of the pressures they may have been under to share imagery; helping them to understand the wider issues and motivations, and making available information and material on the issues of consent, trust within healthy relationships and recognising abusive and coercive language and behaviours. This help and support could be provided through the Bright World ‘buddy’ or from accredited organisations such as the school, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), ChildLine and National Crime Agency (NCA) – Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) websites and helplines.
The purpose of the conversation is to: identify, without viewing wherever possible, what the image contains and whether anyone else has been involved find out whether the image has been shared between two people or shared further. This may be speculative information as images or videos may have been shared more widely than the child or young person is aware of discuss what actions and support might be needed, including preventing further distribution. This discussion should take into account the views of the child or young person as well as balancing what are considered to be appropriate actions for responding to the incident
When discussing the sharing of nudes and semi-nudes, it is important that the DSL (or equivalent)/member of staff:
-reassures the child or young person that they are not alone, and the education setting will do everything that they can to help and support them. They should also be reassured that they will be kept informed throughout the process
-recognises the pressures that children and young people can be under to take part in sharing an image and, if relevant, supports their parents and carers to understand the wider issues and motivations around this
-remains solution-focused and avoids any victim-blaming questions such as ‘why have you done this?’ as this may prevent the child or young person from talking about what has happened. For example, use questions such as ‘describe what happened’ or ‘explain to me who was involved’
-helps the child or young person to understand what has happened by discussing the wider pressures that they may face and the motivations of the person that sent on the image(s)
-discusses issues of consent and trust within healthy relationships. Explain that it is not ok for someone to make them feel uncomfortable, to pressure them into doing things that they do not want to do, or to show them things that they are unhappy about. Let them know that they can speak to the DSL or equivalent if this ever happens
-explains the law on the sharing of nudes and semi-nudes. It is important to highlight that the law is in place to protect children and young people rather than criminalise them and should be explained in such a way that avoids alarming or distressing them
-signposts to the IWF and Childline’s Report Remove tool. Report Remove helps children and young people to report an image shared online, to see if it is possible to get the image removed. This must be done as soon as possible in order to minimise the number of people that have seen the picture.
Children and young people who have had their nudes or semi-nudes shared publicly should be:
reassured that they have done the right thing by speaking to an adult and that the education setting and other adults are there to help
advised:
-to delete images or videos from social media accounts (including from cloud photo backups) if they have uploaded them themselves
-to use the IWF and Childline’s Report Remove tool. Report Remove helps children and young people to report an image shared online, to see if it is possible to get the image removed. This must be done as soon as possible in order to minimise the number of people that have seen the picture
-on how to report sexual images or videos on individual sites to get them taken down. If the image has been shared via a mobile, they should be informed that they can contact the mobile phone operator to have a mobile number changed as this may stop others from contacting them
-to speak to the school if they are concerned about any bullying behaviour
Children and young people who have been sent a nude or semi-nude should be:
-reassured that they have done the right thing by speaking out and that the education setting and other adults are there to help
-asked whether it was sent by an adult or another child or young person and if they requested the photo or if it was sent unsolicited
advised:
-on the importance of reporting it online if it has been shared
-to delete it from their devices and accounts
-on the importance of not sharing the image further
-if they asked to receive the photos, explain that they should not put pressure onto others to do things that they are uncomfortable with
Children and young people who have shared another child’s or young person’s nudes or semi-nudes should be:
asked:
-whether they asked for the photo or were initially sent it without requesting
-who the image has been sent to and where it has been shared. Agree next steps for taking the image down, including deleting the image from their phone or any social media accounts and reporting it to service providers
-about their motivations for sharing the photo and discuss what they could have done differently. If they have reacted to an upsetting incident, such as the break-up of a relationship, by sending the photo onwards, talk about how they could have managed their feelings in a healthier and more positive way. Emphasise that whatever the reason, it is always wrong to share nudes and semi-nudes of another child or young person. This can be used as an opportunity to discuss the importance of consent and not putting pressure on others to take or share nudes and semi-nudes
-advised on the law on the sharing of nudes and semi-nudes
8. The DSL will ensure that viewing of the images is only made where there are good and clear reasons to do so (unless unavoidable because the student has willingly shown a member of staff), basing incident decisions on what the DSL has been told about the content of the imagery. The DSL will ensure that staff members do not search through devices and delete imagery unless there is a good and clear reason to do so. Any decision to search a child or young person’s device and delete imagery should be based on the professional judgement of the DSL (or equivalent) and should always comply with the safeguarding or child protection policy and procedures of the education setting. All of these decisions need to be recorded, including times, dates and reasons for decisions made and logged in the safeguarding records. Parents and carers should also be informed unless this presents a further risk to any child or the young person.
NB: Children and young people may need help and support with the removal of nudes and semi-nudes from devices and social media, especially if they are distressed. Most online service providers offer a reporting function for account holders and some offer a public reporting function to enable a third party to make a report on behalf of the child or young person. More information can be found on individual providers’ websites where they should make public their Terms of Service and process for reporting.
In the event that a site has no reporting function and if the content is a sexual image of someone under 18, you can report it to the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF). You can report directly to the IWF.
Children and young people can use the IWF and Childline’s Report Remove tool to report images and videos they are worried have been, or might be, shared publicly. The tool helps children and young people to report an image shared online, to see if it is possible to get the image removed. This must be done as soon as possible in order to minimise the number of people that have seen the picture. If you are concerned that a child or young person is being sexually abused, exploited or groomed online you should report to NCA-CEOP.
9. The DSL will consider the need to ask for the student to produce the device as evidence. The viewing of any images or seizing of any devices will be recorded including those present, date and time to meet Bright World standards set out for recording incidents.
10. The DSL will consider the need to contact another school, college, setting or individual and whether to contact the parents or carers of the children involved. In most cases parents should be involved unless there is good reason to believe that involving these parties would put the young person at risk of harm. Any decision not to inform the parents or carers should be made in conjunction with other services such as children’s social care and/or the police, who would take the lead in deciding when they should be informed. Where appropriate, DSLs (or equivalents) should support any child or young person involved with determining the best approach for informing parents and carers and allow them to be a part of this process if they want to be.
Children and young people can be involved in an incident in several different ways. They may lose control of their own image, receive an image of someone else or share an image of another person. In any of these situations, parents and carers may find it difficult to know how to deal with the knowledge that their child has been involved in an incident and may display differing emotions.
Whatever their feelings, it is important that professionals listen to their concerns and take them seriously. It can also be helpful for staff members and the police or social care, to reassure parents and carers by explaining that it is normal for young people to be curious about sex.
In all situations, parents or carers should be:
-given information about the sharing of nudes and semi-nudes, what they can expect to happen next, and who will be their link person within the education setting
-given support to deal with their own feelings of upset and concern including signposting to further resources that can help them to understand the sharing of nudes and semi-nudes or support services they can contact, where appropriate
-given support on how to speak to their child about the incident
-advised on the law around the sharing of nudes and semi-nudes
-kept updated about any actions that have been taken or any support that their child is accessing, unless the child involved has specifically asked for this not to happen and is judged to be old enough to make that informed decision
-informed about sources of support for their child, in case they are feeling anxious or depressed about what has happened. This could include speaking to a Childline counsellor online or on 0800 11 11, in house counselling services where available, or a GP. If they are concerned that their child is suicidal, they should contact 999
-directed to NCA-CEOP if the child or young person discloses any further details to them that may suggest they are being groomed or sexually exploited
-In addition to the advice above, parents and carers should be given the following advice and guidance for specific scenarios.
Parents/carers whose child has had their nudes or semi-nudes shared publicly should be:
advised to:
-stay calm and refrain from getting angry with their child
-help their child delete images from social media accounts (included from cloud photo backups) if they have uploaded them themselves
-help their child use the IWF and Childline’s Report Remove tool. Report Remove helps children and young people to report an image shared online, to see if it is possible to get the image removed. This must be done as soon as possible -to minimise the number of people that have seen the picture
-report sexual images on individual sites to get them taken down. If the image has been shared via a mobile, they should be informed that they can contact the mobile phone operator to have a mobile number changed
-directed to services for Harmful Sexual Behaviour, such as the National Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service25 (an NSPCC service), if there have been similar incidents or they are worried about inappropriate sexual behaviour for their age
-to speak to the education setting if they are concerned about any bullying behaviour
-directed to services for Harmful Sexual Behaviour, such as the National Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service25 (an NSPCC service), if there have been similar incidents or they are worried about inappropriate sexual behaviour for their age.
Parents/carers whose child has been sent nudes and semi-nudes should be advised to:
-listen to their child’s concerns without criticising their decisions
-consider ways that their child could speak to the sender to stop future correspondences. Alternatively, if the child or young person prefers, informed about how to block the sender
-discuss issues of consent and trust within healthy relationships. Explain that it is not ok for someone to make them feel uncomfortable, to pressure them into doing things that they do not want to do, or to show them things that they are unhappy about. Children can speak to school and/or parents/carers if this ever happens
Parents/ carers whose child has shared another child’s nudes or semi-nudes should be advised to:
-stay calm and refrain from getting angry with their child
-discuss issues of consent and trust in healthy relationships or friendships. Talk about the types of things which are and aren’t ok to share and how they would feel if someone shared a personal photo of them
-contact their child’s education setting if they are concerned that their child is behaving in a sexually inappropriate way. They could also be directed to services for Harmful Sexual Behaviour, such as the National Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service, if appropriate, or if similar incidents have previously occurred
11. DSLs can use Finkelhor and Wolak’s typology and harmful sexual behaviour tools outlined in section 1 to help categorise the incident and assess the behaviours of any child or young person involved to identify any immediate risks. An immediate referral to police and/or children’s social care through the MASH or equivalent should be made if at this initial stage:
The incident involves an adult.
There is reason to believe that a child or young person has been coerced, blackmailed or groomed, or there are concerns about their capacity to consent (for example, owing to special educational needs).
What you know about the images or videos suggests the content depicts sexual acts which are unusual for the young person’s developmental stage, or are violent
The images involves sexual acts and any pupil in the images or videos is under 13
You have reason to believe a child or young person is at immediate risk of harm owing to the sharing of nudes and semi-nudes, for example, they are presenting as suicidal or self-harming.
If none of the above apply, the DSL may decide (with input from key stakeholders if appropriate) to respond to the incident without involving the police or children’s social care (the DSL can choose to escalate the incident at any time if further information/concerns come to light). The decision to respond to the incident without involving the police or children’s social care should only be made in cases where the DSL (or equivalent) is confident that they have enough information to assess the risks to any child or young person involved and the risks can be managed within the education setting’s pastoral support and disciplinary framework and, if appropriate, their local network of support.
The decision should be made and recorded in line with the education setting’s safeguarding or child protection procedures and should be based on consideration of the best interests of any child or young person involved. This should take into account proportionality as well as the welfare and protection of any child or young person. The decision should be reviewed throughout the process of responding to the incident.
If doubts remain after following child protection procedures, local safeguarding arrangements should be followed.
12. The DSL will advise to the young person to delete imagery and to confirm they have deleted the imagery. Young people should be given a deadline for deletion across all devices, online storage or social media sites on the basis that possession of youth produced sexual imagery is illegal. They should be informed that if they refuse or it is later discovered they did not delete the imagery, they are continuing to commit a criminal offence and the police may become involved.. A record will be made of these decisions as per the Safeguarding Policy including decisions, times, dates and reasons. Bright World may wish to invoke their own measures to discourage young people sharing, creating or receiving images in line with behaviour policies.
13. Where the DSL is aware that youth produced sexual imagery has been unavoidably viewed by a member of staff, the DSL should ensure that the staff member has appropriate support. Viewing youth produced sexual imagery can be distressing for both young people and adults and appropriate emotional support may be required.
*Support Services *
Bright World Guardianships are aware of additional advice or support being offered from the following organisations:
The following organisations provide resources and guidance that education settings may find helpful when planning education opportunities and supporting children and young people:
Barnardos: Barnardos run specialist services for children and young people who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour or are at risk of or experiencing child sexual abuse and exploitation
Childline: Childline is a free, private, and confidential service where children and young people can talk about anything either on the phone or online. Childline provides information and advice on a range of topics including nudes and semi-nudes and, with the IWF, offers Report Remove, a tool to help under 18s in reporting images and videos to get them removed from the internet. Childline also includes online safety advice for d/Deaf children and young people
Childnet: Childnet provides free online safety information, advice and educational resources for young people, professionals and parents and carers. This includes session plans on online sexual harassment, healthy relationships and the sharing of nudes and semi-nudes. Learning resources for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are also available
LGfL – London Grid for Learning): LGfL offers training and free safeguarding and online safety education resources for educational settings, including informative posters for staff and children and young people and a teaching resource for primary-aged children from Early Years to Key Stage 2 about not getting changed or undressed on camera or when using a device
NCA-CEOP – Thinkuknow: Thinkuknow is the online safety education programme from the National Crime Agency. It provides information and advice for parents and carers and children and young people on sex, relationships and the internet. Professionals can also access free educational resources that explore the sharing of nudes and semi-nudes, healthy and unhealthy relationships, harmful sexual behaviours, and online sexual abuse
NSPCC: The NSPCC provides training and guidance for professionals and advice for parents and carers across a range of child safeguarding topics. The NSPCC also provides services that work to protect children against sexual abuse and free teaching resources and lesson plans that explore healthy relationships, concerning or abusive behaviour, and sharing images online. Learning resources for children and young people with SEND are also available
PSHE Association: The PSHE Association provides advice, training and resources in PSHE education, including relationships and sex education. Its programme of study for England sets out how key learning objectives around healthy relationships, consent and abuse should be addressed within the curriculum
South West Grid for Learning – ProjectEVOLVE: South West Grid for Learning’s (SWGfL’s) ProjectEVOLVE educational resources explore the strands of the Education for a Connected World framework. These include activities on healthy and unhealthy online sexual behaviour, sharing images and consent. SWGfL also offer resources for children and young people with SEND and information and advice for educational professionals, including the Professionals Online Safety Helpline
UKCIS: The UK Council for Internet Safety is a collaborative forum through which government, the tech community and third sector work together to ensure the UK is the safest place in the world to be online. To support education professionals, it has published the Education for a Connected World framework which sets out the knowledge and skills children and young people should have the opportunity to develop in areas such as online relationships and self-image and identity
We are committed to reviewing our policy and good practice annually.
This policy was last reviewed and circulated to Head Office staff to review on: 18th October 2023
Signed: 
Lana Foster, Managing Director, DSL
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