It’s not always easy to know what’s safe online and what’s not. Therefore, childline have published advice that can help you to keep safe at home and to know what to do when things go wrong

Remember that you can always talk to a trusted adult or you can always talk to a Childline counsellor on 0800 1111 or NSPCC advisor on 0808 800 5000.

Children under 13 years of age are encouraged to tell an adult that they trust about what has happened and to ask for their help in reporting this. For help and support, you can go through the SWGfL how we can help resource together.

The Click CEOP button is an asset of the National Crime Agency’s CEOP Command. The CEOP Command works to protect children from the harm of sexual abuse and exploitation both online and offline.

The button has been developed to offer children, young people, parents/carers and professionals working with these groups with a simple and convenient mechanism for gaining access to trusted online safety advice, help and support. It also provides access to an online mechanism for reporting known or suspected child sexual exploitation or child sexual abuse directly to CEOP. This is offered as a convenient and potentially less intimidating method of reporting these sensitive types of crime, alternative to face-to-face and telephone reporting to local police forces.

The Click CEOP button provides a gateway to the CEOP Safety Centre, an area of the CEOP website offering:

• Advice on a range of online safety issues, such as hacking and cyberbullying;

• Signposting to NCA-CEOP partners offering help and support on issues outside of CEOP’s remit, such as ChildLine and BeatBullying;

• Reporting of suspected or known child sex offender activity directly to CEOP for investigation

USEFUL LINKS AND ITEMS

Click on the links below to find out more information about safeguarding and e-safety. 

Tips for staying safe online

• Make sure you keep new online friends strictly online. If someone you don't know asks to be your online friend you must ensure an adult knows about it.

• Know how to use the CEOP Button and how to report it to the CEOP Centre if you are concerned about someone’s online behaviour towards you.