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Dear Parent/Carer
Staying safe online
Dear
Dear Parent/Carer
Parent/Carer
As Christmas approaches many of you may be considering buying your child a new mobile
Staying
safe
phone,
console or other device which has the potential to connect to the internet and
Stayinggames
safe online
online
social media.
As Christmas approaches many of you may be considering buying your child a new mobile
As Christmas approaches many of you may be considering buying your child a new mobile
phone,
games
other
which
has
to
to
internet
Whist
hope console
that youror
will have
a lot
of the
fun potential
developing
useful skills
and
talkingand
to
phone,we
games
console
orchildren
other device
device
which
has
the
potential
to connect
connect
to the
the
internet
and
social media.
friends and family, we are also concerned about some of the potential risks you and your
social media.
child may encounter online.
Whist
Whist we
we hope
hope that
that your
your children
children will
will have
have a
a lot
lot of
of fun
fun developing
developing useful
useful skills
skills and
and talking
talking to
to
friends and family, we are also concerned about some of the potential risks you and your
As professionals working in the area of safeguarding, we are particularly concerned about
friends and family, we are also concerned about some of the potential risks you and your
child may encounter online.
the
risk of young people being contacted by people they do not know and who may wish
child may encounter online.
them harm including sexual exploitation which can be either on-line contact or could lead to
As professionals working in the area of safeguarding, we are particularly concerned about
physical contact.
As professionals working in the area of safeguarding, we are particularly concerned about
the
the risk
risk of
of young people being contacted by people they do not know and who may wish
young people being contacted by people they do not know and who may wish
them harm including sexual exploitation which can be either on-line
could
lead
Please find attached a leaflet with some more information which we contact
hope willor
them harm including sexual exploitation which can be either on-line
contact
orassist
couldyou
leadinto
to
physical contact.
having a discussion with your child in an age appropriate way. When you buy your device
physical contact.
you may find that retailers will assist with security controls.
Please
Please find
find attached
attached a
a leaflet
leaflet with
with some
some more
more information
information which
which we
we hope
hope will
will assist
assist you
you in
in
having a discussion with your child in an age appropriate way. When you buy your device
You
may also have seen earlier correspondence with regard to an e-learning course
having a discussion with your child in an age appropriate way. When you buy your device
you may find that retailers will assist with security controls.
developed by the national charity Parents
against Child Sexual Exploitation (PACE) which
you may find that retailers will assist with security controls.
can be accessed via http://www.paceuk.info/the-problem/keep-them-safe/.
You
You may
may also
also have
have seen
seen earlier
earlier correspondence
correspondence with
with regard
regard to
to an
an e-learning
e-learning course
course
developed by the national charity Parents
against Child
Child Sexual
Sexual Exploitation
Exploitation (PACE)
(PACE) which
which
You can also access information on the Nottinghamshire Police website
developed by the national charity Parents against
can be accessed via http://www.paceuk.info/the-problem/keep-them-safe/.
https://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/advice/prevention/online
can be accessed via http://www.paceuk.info/the-problem/keep-them-safe/.
You can also access information on the Nottinghamshire Police website
It is also important that you encourage your child to tell you, or a trusted adult, if anyone they
You can also access information on the Nottinghamshire Police website
https://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/advice/prevention/online
do not know asks them to meet up or to do something they do not feel comfortable about.
https://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/advice/preventi on/online
It
is also
also important
important that
that you
you encourage
encourage your
your child
child to
to tell
tell you,
you, or
or a
a trusted
trusted adult,
adult, ifif anyone
anyone they
they
Finally if you have any concerns about your child please seek the advice of professionals either
It
is
do not know asks them to meet up or to do something they do not feel comfortable about.
through your child’s school, Children’s Social Care at the MASH 0300 500 80 90 or the Police on
do not know asks them to meet up or to do something they do not feel comfortable about.
101 depending on the level of urgency.
Finally if you have any concerns about your child please seek the advice of professionals either
Finally if you have any concerns about your child please seek the advice of professionals either
through
your child’s
child’s school,
school, Children’s
Children’s Social
Social Care
Care at
at the
the MASH
MASH 0300
0300 500
500 80
80 90
90 or
or the
the Police
Police on
on
Yours sincerely
through
your
101 depending on the level of urgency.
101 depending on the level of urgency.
Yours sincerely
sincerely
Yours
Chris Few
Independent Chair
Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Board
Chris Few
Few
Chris
Independent
Independent Chair
Chair
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire Safeguarding
Safeguarding Children
Children Board
Board