About Peter Wanless
Peter Thomas Wanless, CB is an English executive and former civil servant. Since 2013, he has been the chief executive officer of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. In July 2014, he was appointed by the British government to head a review into historical sex abuse claims
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... National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) chief executive Sir Peter Wanless warned without " substantial national investment and a reform programme delivered at greater pace" the government s ambitions would not be realised...
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... NSPCC chief executive Sir Peter Wanless said Arthur and Star s deaths " have left a lasting scar on the nation"...
Rise in reports of children abusing other children
... Sir Peter Wanless, the NSPCC s chief executive, said the conversation sparked by the Everyone s Invited testimonies last year was " a watershed moment, as an unprecedented number of young people came forward to challenge unacceptable peer-on-peer sexual abuse"...
Online Safety Bill: Harmful and illegal content could evade new laws, MPs warn
... " The legislation needs to unambiguously tackle grooming across multiple platforms, and prevent abusers being able to exploit gaps that allow them to continue to commit and organise abuse in plain sight, " its chief executive Sir Peter Wanless said...
NSPCC says child cruelty offences rose by a quarter in a year
The Number of child cruelty offences in England jumped by a quarter Last Year , according to police data collected by the NSPCC.
The Child protection charity blames the stress many families felt during the pandemic for The Rise , and backs recent high-profile calls for earlier help.
" This must be a priority for government, " said NSPCC chief executive Sir Peter Wanless .
Ministers have promised " a fundamental shift" in help for struggling families.
The NSPCC sent Freedom of Information requests to each of England's 39 police forces and 36 responded.
Thousands more casesThere were More Than 26,000 offences recorded where a child suffered neglect or cruelty in the year to The End of March 2022, up from just over 21,000 the year before, the figures suggest.
This amounts to an average of 72 cases of child neglect or cruelty each day, The Charity calculates.
Some of the increase may be down to better awareness and recording by police, but The Charity says the findings are worrying.
It says communities have an important role to play and wants anyone who is concerned about a child to contact the NSPCC or The Authorities .
And it is also calling for more help to be available to families before they reach crisis point.
That council-run child protection services in England needed to shift from crisis intervention to providing more early support to struggling families.
The review, led by Josh MacAlister called for £2. 6bn over five years to transform The System and prevent The Number of children in Care - already at record levels - Rising above 100,000.
A both murdered by their parents' partners in 2020, said concerns of their wider families were too often " disregarded" by professionals.
The NSPCC hopes the new data will " reinforce to government, the need for fundamental changes to The Child protection system".
'Everyone can help'" But our message isn't just for politicians. It's vital to remember That Child Abuse can be prevented, " said Sir Peter.
The figures are being released on The Charity 's flagship Childhood Day, to help raise awareness of " how everyone can play their part in keeping children safe".
" We play our part in many ways, " said campaigner Paula Hudgell, from Kent. Her adopted son Tony had who also failed to get help for him for several days.
" We have witnessed first-hand the devastating effect of child cruelty and neglect, and hope no child ever experiences what Tony went through. However, this won't be made possible without government leading The Way and reforming The Children 's social Care system, " said Paula.
A government official said: " Every Child deserves to be safe, happy, and loved.
" We have already improved how safeguarding agencies work together locally, putting a shared and equal duty on police, councils and health in local areas to work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
" Following the review into the tragic deaths of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson, we also announced The Launch of a new Child Protection Ministerial Group, which Will Champion safeguarding at highest levels of government.
" We will set out an ambitious action plan later this year aimed at bringing about a fundamental shift in how we support The Most vulnerable children and families. "
Source of news: bbc.com
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