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First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Volunteers have helped the Environment Agency eliminate floating pennywort along a stretch of the River Cam in Cambridgeshire.
Ipsos study finds over 4 in 5 adults are concerned about harmful content online
A public call for evidence has been launched to establish the scale of ‘sex for rent’ in the UK and ask if existing laws protect victims.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Government amendments to the Online Safety Bill will bolster protections for children, empower adults and make it easier to put online abusers behind bars.
Employment Tribunal decision.
The government is providing an additional £60 million to local authorities to support the adult social care response to COVID-19 in January.
Victims will be better protected from abusers who share intimate images without their consent, under a raft of changes to the law announced today (25 November 2022).
Thomas Thompson has been immediately imprisoned after the Attorney General’s Office referred his original sentence to the Court of Appeal.
New measures targeted directly at keeping women and girls safer will be added to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill today (4 January) the Government has announced.
The report for DHSC's Adult Social Care Jobs service alpha assessment on the 25th of May 2021
Digital Minister announces greater protections for children from online pornography on Safer Internet Day
Abusers who share intimate images without consent to face up to 6 months in prison.
Sam Crouch has had his sentence increased after it was referred to the Court of Appeal by the Solicitor General, Alex Chalk QC MP.
New offence for encouraging serious self-harm with perpetrators facing 5 years behind bars.
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