If you thought a child was suffering neglect you'd want someone to step in and put a stop to it. Perhaps you've been worried about a child and called the NSPCC or your local social services about it. And once a child is known to the authorities you would expect...

Today is the fifth anniversary of the death of baby Peter Connelly. It's hard to believe five years have gone by. His name and that poignant picture of him staring up at the camera through baby blue eyes will stay with everyone forever. His death at the hands of those...

Today (2 July) a new law will come into effect, extending the 'causing or allowing' offence to cover serious physical harm, such as inflicting brain damage or broken bones.

This sees the final act in 20 years of NSPCC campaigning on the issue, a campaign that was inspired by...

There is much to celebrate in child protection from 2011, but we need a radical rethink if we are to make a real difference in 2012.

This has been a year of significant change in child protection, much of it for the better. And it was also the year...