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The NSPCC is the only UK charity which has been granted statutory powers under the Children Act 1989, allowing it to apply for care and supervision orders for children at risk. In 1983, the NSPCC launched its centenary appeal in Britain in order to "establish 60 child protection teams across the country."
Benjamin Waugh (20 February 1839 – 11 March 1908) was a Victorian era social reformer and campaigner who founded and directed the UK charity, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in the late 19th century.
Holland-Martin was part of the NSPCC for over 50 years, serving as chairman of the Central Executive Committee for nearly two decades (1969 - 1988). [1] During her decades with the charity, she played a crucial role in the establishment of the NSPCC's position as Britain's leading child protection organisation and helped to engineer its development into a modern professional body.
Each branch of the NSPCC and ISPCC had an inspector who was paid a salary and was provided with a house that doubled as a local office. [2] Their job was to investigate child abuse or neglect. [2] They were nearly all men and were recruited from the ranks of retired army personnel and police. [2] Each answered to a local committee of volunteers ...
Following Childline's merger with NSPCC in 2006, Childline Scotland was run by Children 1st under contract, available to all young people in Scotland up to 18 years of age. It had at that time bases in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. [9] The Edinburgh base has since closed. As of March 2012, Childline Scotland is run directly by the NSPCC.
Timeline of pre-19th century events related to Children's Rights in the UK in chronological order; Date Parties Event Image Pre-16th century The care of orphans was particularly commended to bishops and monasteries during the Middle Ages. Many orphanages practised a form of "binding-out" in which children, as soon as they were old enough, were ...
In the United Kingdom iRights Framework was adopted by iRights UK. One of their initiatives is the research on Youth Jury, gathering data on how young people perceive their need for privacy rights online. iRights supports Net-Aware.org.uk to provide guidelines and information on social networks to parents and educators.
Companion of the Order of the Bath (2007) Sir Peter Thomas Wanless , CB (born 25 September 1964) is an English executive and former civil servant . From 2013 until 2024, he was the chief executive officer of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC).