Our series of factsheets pulls together the most up-to-date statistics on children who are the subject to child protection plan or on a child protection register for each of the UK nations.

Prefer audio? Our podcast covers a range of child protection issues to inform, create debate and tell you about the work that we do to keep children safe.

Our briefing compiles available data and statistics on how many children have died due to abuse or neglect to help you make evidence-based decisions about child protection.

Find out the data available on emotional abuse, including the scale of the issue and the characteristics of children who experience emotional abuse.

A summary of statutory guidance on safeguarding requirements for early years settings in England.

Resources for parents and carers with advice, guidance and practical tips on how to support children and young people who have learning disabilities through puberty.

This series of expert insight films helps those working and volunteering with children and young people to understand what child criminal exploitation is, recognise the signs and respond effectively.

A summary of the information only updates to Keeping children safe in education – England's statutory safeguarding guidance for schools in 2025.

Our expert insight videos showcase important safeguarding and child protection information in a different format.

Explores the data available about physical abuse, including the scale of the issue and the characteristics of children who experience physical abuse.

A summary of Baroness Casey’s report on group-based child sexual exploitation by ‘grooming gangs’.

Summaries for key reports and statutory and non-statutory guidance.

This series of films helps those working and volunteering with children and young people to explore what online safety means, recognise the risks children face and understand how to support children’s safety online.

A range of early years resources for professionals to help improve practice and support parents from pregnancy to pre-school.

Our resources for organisations and schools, children and young people, and parents and carers will help you improve your practice and keep children safe online. 

Find out more about the calls and contacts received by our helpline services.

Our resources and services for organisations working with parents.

Summary of key issues and learning for improved practice for housing services and providers

Free classroom resources for PANTS (The Underwear Rule) including a lesson plan, slide presentation, curriculum links, classroom activities and more.

A summary of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s thematic review examining the impact of race, ethnicity and culture on multi-agency practice.

What we’ve learnt from Childline and the NSPCC Helpline about young people engaging in harmful and problematic sexual behaviours (HSB and PSB).

Briefings highlighting what children and young people tell us about the issues affecting them.

Lessons from case reviews published between 2022 and 2023 where disguised compliance was a key factor.

A collection of resources and services to support mental health

Top level summary of research findings around effective multi-agency working and information sharing in children’s social work.

Three short films of our experts sharing how to work with colleagues across agencies and effectively share information to support children and families.

8 key learnings from case reviews and research that you can put into practice to share information effectively and work together across agencies and organisations.

Our practice points series offers busy social workers an overview of evidence-based learning about different practice issues.

Briefing provides a summary of statistics about child sexual abuse in the UK to help professionals, and the organisations they work for, make evidence-based decisions.

Use our range of resources on peer-on-peer sexual abuse and healthy relationships for schools and anyone who works or volunteers with children and young people.

Our CASPAR briefing summarises the Panel’s fifth annual report looking at serious incidents, rapid reviews, local child safeguarding practice reviews, and a thematic analysis in 2023/24.

We have a variety of leaflets and resources which you can share with parents and carers to provide useful information and help make conversations about keeping their child safe easier.

A summary of the review investigating the experiences of children who were sexually abused by a family member.

A set of resources to help parents interact with their baby, boosting child development and setting up positive behaviour as their child grows.

Explores the data and statistics available about children in care, their experiences while in care and their outcomes to help professionals make evidence-based decisions.

Our It's Not OK teaching resources can be used with children and young people aged 11+ and is designed to help them recognise concerning behaviour and identify characteristics of positive relationships.

Snapshot of evidence around hearing, understanding and acting upon the voice of the child in children’s social work.

This series of expert insight films has been designed to help social workers identify and facilitate the voice of the child in their practice.

Overview of key learning from case reviews and research around the voice of the child, which refers to the real involvement of children in expressing their views, opinions, and experiences.

Our briefing compiles available data and statistics on how many children and young people in the UK have experienced online harm and abuse.

We share insights from Childline counselling sessions and Helpline contacts to share children and young people’s voices and experiences of financial pressures.

Lessons from case reviews for safeguarding practice in the voluntary sector.

Teaching resources for children and young people aged 11+ to help them recognise concerning behaviours in their relationships and identify characteristics of positive relationships.

Details guidance and legislation that sets out the safeguarding responsibilities of schools and colleges in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

We share young people’s experiences of so-called ‘sextortion’ from contacts to Childline and the NSPCC Helpline.

Summary of risk factors and learning for improved practice around suicide.

Pulls together all the data available about child neglect, including the scale of the issue and the characteristics of children who experience child neglect.

This briefing uses insights from Childline counselling sessions and NSPCC Helpline contacts to share the responses children receive after experiencing online harm and abuse.

How many staff or volunteers do you need to supervise a group of children? Read our guidance on appropriate staffing and supervision ratios for groups, schools and early years.

Top-line messages from research on conducting effective assessments in children’s social work – from challenges to enablers.

Ten practice points designed to help social workers reflect on what makes a good quality assessment.

A guide co-produced by NSPCC and Approachable Parenting to support Muslim families to help keep children safe by making uncomfortable conversations feel comfortable.

Briefing on the data available about HSB, including scale of the issue, technology-assisted HSB and characteristics of young people who display HSB.

What serious case reviews teach us about barriers to hearing and facilitating the voice of the child and how to overcome them.

Our series of posters encourage children to contact Childline if they need to talk.

Support a young person to get a nude image or video shared online removed from the internet.

Summarises best practice on changing areas and supervising children and young people, including those with additional needs, when getting changed for activities.

Insight from case reviews around best practice for multi-agency working and information sharing.

We share barriers faced by professionals to reporting abuse and neglect from contacts to Helpline and the Whistleblowing Advice Line.

A five-part podcast series exploring the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) final recommendations. The series breaks down why the recommendations are needed, how they’ll work if implemented, and what impact they might have on the prevention of child sexual abuse. A useful introduction to the Inquiry for anyone who is working or volunteering with children and young people.

Insight from case reviews around best practice in conducting assessments.

This briefing uses insights from Childline counselling sessions and NSPCC Helpline contacts to highlight the challenges young people face in relation to their sexuality or gender identity.

Read the transcripts for Recommendations for Change, an NSPCC Learning Podcast series about the IICSA final recommendations.

Summary of key issues and learning for improved practice when working with d/Deaf children and children who have disabilities.

Insight from Childline counselling sessions and NSPCC Helpline contacts on the challenges young people face in accessing and undergoing in-patient mental health care.

A summary of the Panel’s annual report looking at learning from serious incidents, rapid reviews, local child safeguarding practice reviews, national reviews and thematic analysis in 2022/23.

Lessons from a sample of case reviews published between 2016 and 2023, which have highlighted lessons for returning children home from care.

A set of recommended standards to help voluntary, community and faith organisations keep children and young people up to the age of 18 safe. Includes templates, examples and links to further information.

Summary of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s reports into safeguarding children with disabilities and complex health needs in residential settings.

Our factsheet explores issues to consider when looking at service data, self-report data, trends and statistics across different areas in relation to child abuse.

Provides information on how to recognise, respond to and prevent abuse from people in a position of authority such as teachers, care workers and doctors.

A summary of the updates and changes made to the statutory safeguarding guidance for England in December 2023.

Lessons from case reviews published between 2022 and 2023, where parental substance use was a key factor.

Guidance for schools around ensuring children and young people are safely dropped off and picked up from school.

Summary of key findings from a thematic analysis of multi-agency safeguarding in Wales.

Summary of After-school clubs, community activities and tuition safeguarding guidance for providers: CASPAR briefing

Our free resource is designed to help you support young people in designing and leading their own campaign around online bullying. Find out more about how the toolkit.

Guidance to help organisations understand the principles of keeping and managing records about child protection concerns.

We reviewed published case reviews where child sexual exploitation was a factor to highlight the key issues and share learning to improve practice.

We share what parents, carers, children and young people have told our helplines about experiencing domestic abuse in the form of coercive and controlling behaviours.

If you're new to safeguarding and child protection, it can be difficult to know where to start. See answers to some of the most commonly asked questions. 

Framework to help local areas develop and improve multi-agency responses to children displaying harmful sexual behaviours (HSB). Developed by the NSPCC, Research in Practice and Professor Simon Hackett.

Use these free online toolkits to explore ideas around equality and diversity with both primary and secondary students, empowering them to engage with issues they care about.

Summary of reflections and recommendations from a review of children’s social care in Northern Ireland.

A summary of IICSA’s final report into child sexual abuse and exploitation in England and Wales, and government responses to the recommendations made.

This learning from case reviews briefing looks at case reviews published between 2021 and 2022, where children were struggling with their mental health. 

Learning from case reviews around working with families where parents or carers have mental health problems.

Lessons from case reviews published since 2018 where children aged two or under were the subject of the review.

Lessons from case reviews published between 2020 and 2022, which have highlighted lessons for the education sector to improve safeguarding practice.

Summary of key points from three documents published by the Department for Education (DfE) with proposals to reform children’s social care in England.

Explains what researchers need to consider when involving children in their research and includes information on ethics in child research and identifying potential risks.

Annual overview of learning for practice based on analysis of serious incidents in England in 2021.

Summary of DfE's report covering the history and learning from the periodic overview reviews of SCRs 1998-2019.

An overview of key messages from the DfE's analysis of serious case reviews (SCRs) in England between April 2017 and September 2019.

Lessons from case reviews published between 2021 and 2022 where neglect was a key factor. 

Lessons from case reviews published between 2015 and 2022, where online harm or abuse was a key factor.

A summary of the Children Safeguarding Practice Review Panel briefing that sets out key findings and recommendations for practice from a literature review and a thematic analysis of case reviews where domestic abuse featured. 

Learning from a sample of case reviews published since 2020 that highlight the issue of professionals not identifying or assessing key men involved in the care of children who died or suffered harm.

This briefing summarises the findings and recommendations from the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel's review into the circumstances leading up to the deaths of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson in 2020.

This CASPAR briefing summarises findings from the independent review of children's social care's final report on the children's social care system in England.

Download example codes of conduct for staff, volunteers, other adults, children and young people. Find out what to include and how to manage inappropriate behaviour.

We've designed a template to help you write a document that reflects the safeguarding needs of the children and young people your organisation works with.

Templates for an online safety policy statement and an online safety agreement you can tailor to the context of your organisation.

A summary of the Independent Inquiry Child Sexual Abuse’s (IICSA) investigative report on the sexual exploitation of children by networks in England and Wales.

View the data available on the impact of the coronavirus (COVID) pandemic on the safety and wellbeing of children and young people and their families in the UK.

This insight briefing focuses on experiences of pornography and content promoting or glorifying eating disorders, self-harm and suicide.

Download and use our template to create a consent form for your organisation that will help you collect the information and permissions required.

This briefing uses insight from NSPCC helpline contacts and Childline counselling sessions to highlight the impact domestic abuse is having on children and young people.

Provides learning for professionals around responding appropriately to children and young people who have displayed HSB or been impacted by it and assessing their needs.

Provides learning for practitioners working in the early years sector around identifying abuse and applying professional curiosity to keep children aged five and under safe.

Summarises findings from the independent review of children’s social care, The case for change, and looks at the needs, experiences and outcomes of children supported by social care in England.

What to consider when working with young parents to ensure both the parents and their child are protected from potential risks and factors.

Read our summary of the findings from the third national review by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel for England, on babies harmed by fathers and stepfathers.

Read a summary about the revised child protection guidance for people working with children in Scotland.

Need help planning or delivering health, relationships, and sex education curriculum in England? Our RSE resources, guidance and training can help you with this.

This briefing looks at findings from reviews of serious child protection incidents in Scotland, and examines evidence of the impact of reviews on child protection practice.

Provides an overview of Ofsted’s findings and recommendations from their rapid review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges in England.

Provides an overview of the key messages and learning from the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s annual report for 2020.

Provides an overview of the key messages and learning from rapid reviews and Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews (LCSPRs) produced in the last year.

Find out what the Welsh government’s guidance around child sexual exploitation entails in volume 7 of Working together to safeguard people. Includes information on identifying, reporting, preventing and responding to sexual exploitation.

Published case reviews highlight that practitioners sometime struggle to work with teenagers who are experiencing complex issues. This briefing covers the key issues and learning for improved practice around working with teenagers.

Summary of key changes in the government's 2018 statutory guidance on safeguarding children and young people for England. Includes summary of further updates made in December 2020.

Our report compiles and analyses the most robust and up-to-date child protection data that exists across the four nations in the UK.

Explains the definition of child abuse and provides an insight into the different types of abuse as well as setting out general signs to keep an eye out for.

Understand more about the potential risks and impacts of children experiencing domestic abuse as well as what you can do to improve your practice when working with children and families.

Example role description for nominated child protection lead, also known as Designated Safeguarding Officer/Lead (DSO/DSL), named person or child protection officer.

Highlights lessons from case reviews published since 2017 where child sexual abuse committed by adults was highlighted as a significant issue. Includes a summary of risk factors.

Use our films and supporting resources to help young people aged 11 to 25 to explore topics such as emotions, relationships.

Advice you can share with parents you work with on safe, positive ways to hold and care for their baby and reduce the dangers of rough handling.

A compilation of findings and learning from published reports of inquiries and investigations into safeguarding practice in the voluntary and community sector.

Evidence-informed resources to help you ensure children always feel listened to - watch the animation, follow the tips and display the poster.

A series of posters to encourage adults to contact NSPCC Helpline if they are worried about a child.

Find out how these guidelines are used to decide whether a child is mature enough to make decisions about things that affect them.

A tool to support social worker's professional judgment about if and how a child should return home.

A guide for anyone who works or volunteers with a child or young person who has been sexually abused.

A story in pictures providing advice for deaf adults to help them find out what what to do when they have child protection concerns about a child.

A story in pictures providing advice for deaf adults to help them find out what they can do when a child is being bullied.

A leaflet summarising what is known about the clinical presentation of inflicted head and spinal injuries in children.

A leaflet summarising how neglect and emotional abuse affects children aged 5 to 14. Part of the Core info leaflet series.

A leaflet on what is currently known about teenagers’ experiences of neglect and emotional harm. Part of the Core info leaflet series.

A systematic analysis of neglect in serious case reviews in England, between 2003 and 2011.

Bruising is the most common injury to a child who has been physically abused. Find out how to tell accidental from non-accidental abuse.

Learn about the behaviour that can be observed in babies and young children who have been emotionally abused or emotionally neglected. Covers the interactions between children and their parents.

Lessons from case reviews published since 2010, where parents and/or children who were not born in the UK were the subject of the review.

Lessons from case reviews published since 2013, which have highlighted lessons for health professionals to improve safeguarding practice.

Lessons from case reviews published since 2011, which have highlighted lessons for perinatal healthcare teams to improve safeguarding practice.

Lessons from case reviews published since 2013, which have highlighted lessons for GPs and primary healthcare teams to improve safeguarding practice.

Lessons from case reviews published since 2013, highlighting learning for paediatric and accident and emergency teams in hospitals to improve safeguarding practice.

A summary of the risk factors and learning identified in published case reviews to help improve police safeguarding practice.

We look at lessons from case reviews published since 2010, where culture and faith were highlighted as significant issues. Includes summary of risk factors and learning for improved practice.

Lessons from case reviews published since 2008, where family members do not have English as their first language.