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3.  GOV.UK update for Coronavirus

Coronavirus (COVID-19): keeping children safe online

Measures announced over recent weeks to tackle coronavirus (COVID-19) have seen people’s day-to-day lives extremely disrupted. But these actions are essential to beat coronavirus and protect our NHS. As a result of these necessary actions, almost all of us are likely to be spending more time online, including children. These resources provide guidance for parents and carers to keep children safe online.

Page summary:
Advice and guidance to help parents and carers to keep children safe online during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.  

Change made:
Updated SafeToNet licensing information.

New Commissioner appointed to oversee education catch-up

Page summary:
Prime Minister and the Education Secretary appoint Sir Kevan Collins as Education Recovery Commissioner.

Change made:
Added ‘Education Recovery Commissioner: role specification and terms of reference’.

1. CP-IS Newsletter Issue 4

Please find attached the fourth issue of the Child Protection – Information Sharing Newsletter.

2. A day’s legal awareness delivered by Specialist Disability Barrister

We would like to share with you details of a day’s legal awareness delivered by Specialist Disability Barrister, Steve Broach which will focus on the Court of Protection and the interface between the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. 

The session will take place via Zoom on Monday 8 March 2021 from 10am to 2.30pm and has limited capacity of 40 places with an extra 10 places reserved for Parent Carers and Self-Advocates.

Further details, including links to register for this training are in the attached document.