Useful Websites
- Safeguarding Policy and Procedures
- Staying safe and safeguarding
- Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre
- NSPCC
- Internet Watch Foundation
- Reporting concerns on Facebook
- Practical steps on how to check what apps have access to your data and how to change your settings
- UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS)
Resources
- e-safety guidelines TSA
- physical-contact-games
- cyberbullying-what-is-it
- Tips-to-protect-your-data-online-Feb-2017
- UK Safer Internet Centre Resources, Sept 2019
- ThinkUKnow
- Revisiting our aims 2022
- Creating safer spaces 2022
- Keeping Data Safe [2025]
- Safeguarding Reporting Form
- Nights Away & Safeguarding [2025]
Badges
Reports
- Power of Image – Executive Summary of report into the influence of images and videos in young people’s digital lives Feb 2017
- Young People, Internet Use and Wellbeing report conclusions, June 2018
New Technology & Internet Safety
- New search engine for children aged 7 and over
- Helping young people protect themselves online June 2017
- What is a Digital Footprint? June 2017
- betterinternetforkids – guide to online services
- Is ‘Safety’ Still Relevant Sept 2017
- Overview_of_Sexting_Guidance
- Sexual-Offending-via-Live-Streaming-apps-Nov 2019
- Updates to YouTube Kids App
- Tips for parents on internet safety for their children
- Using secure websites Dec 2018
- Media use 2018
- Keeping-Young-People-Safe Jan 2023
- Nov 2019 IWF campaign – no such thing as child pornography
- WhatsApp – increase of minimum age for users
- Keeping-safe-on-line-April-2020-1
- Reporting harmful contact on social media
- Advice on what to do about viral scares online
- 2020 – The internet every minute
- Tips-to-protect-your-data-online-Jan 2023
- Online Gaming Safety [February 2025]
Safer Internet Day – 10th February 2026
Safer Internet Day is due to take place on 10th February 2026 – find out more.
Activities
Training
- Training is now completed via the national online mandatory ongoing learning: Details here.
Report a Safeguarding Concern
Find out how to report a safeguarding concern.
Safeguarding Training
This training is designed to help you stay up-to-date on safeguarding practice and your responsibilities as a member of Scouts.
Safe Scouting Cards
As adults in Scouts, the safety of young people is our priority. Read our Safe Scouting cards.
Safeguarding Policy and Procedures
Young people and adults at risk
