Ofcom’s New Online Safety Codes
About this episode:
In this podcast we look the new Ofcom online safety codes and explore if this is a safeguarding turning point or a missed opportunity.
Authors: Sam Preston & Sara Spinks
Publish date: 11 May 2025
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Every serious case review tries to include measures so that 'It may never happen again'. In this series of Safeguarding Conversations, Sam Preston (Safeguarding Director as SSS Learning) gets to the heart of what is not working and explores how we can actually keep our children and young people safe.
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