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Prevent is failing vulnerable children – Schools need clarity, not fear
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Prevent is failing vulnerable children – Schools need clarity, not fear

The Children’s Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza’s warning about the Government’s Prevent strategy should concern every school leader. Her recent analysis, Children referred to the Prevent programme (CRP, August 2026), shows that Prevent, which purports to protect communities from extremism, is drawing thousands of vulnerable children into investigations they should never have been subject to….

New ‘Information Sharing Duty’ – Is it weaponised Safeguarding?
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New ‘Information Sharing Duty’ – Is it weaponised Safeguarding?

The Government’s new guidance on the ‘Information Sharing Duty‘  — which was born out of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 — raises serious ethical questions about surveillance and data handling. The guidance is aimed at all ‘Safeguarding Partners’ which are listed in section 16LA(4) of the guidance:  Local authorities, Integrated Care Boards, NHS…