Keeping Safe

We believe that keeping children and young people safe is everybody's business and that everyone has a right to live their life free from fear.

If you are a parent, grandparent, family member, young person, or carer looking for advice this section brings together information for children, young people and families along with information for anyone who works with them.

We have provide as many links as possible to national and local organisations, who offer practical advice and support to families or individuals who may be facing difficult or delicate situations.

No individual needs to be alone, there are support and be-friending services locally that you can talk to.

Using this page

Please use the links to the left of the page to access the information most relevant to you. You may, of course, also explore other areas of the website.

Most people who go online have mainly positive experiences. But, like many activities, such as travelling, cooking, or attending school — there are some risks. The online world, like the rest of society, is made up of a wide array of people. Most are decent and respectful but some may be rude, obnoxious, insulting or even cruel and exploitative.

Children get a lot of benefit from being online, but they can also be targets of crime and exploitation in this as in any other environment. Trusting, curious and anxious to explore this new world and the relationships it brings, children need parental supervision and common-sense advice on how to be sure that their experiences in "cyberspace" are happy, healthy and productive. Please click here for more information on safeguarding your children online.