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Peter Thomas Wanless, CB is an English executive and former civil servant. Since 2013, he has been the chief executive officer of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. In July 2014, he was appointed by the British government to head a review into historical sex abuse claims

Online Safety Bill: Beefed up internet rules become law

Online Safety Bill: Beefed up internet rules become law
Oct 26,2023 10:31 am

... " What do campaigners say? Sir Peter Wanless, NSPCC chief executive, said the law " will mean that children up and down the UK are fundamentally safer in their everyday lives...

Government rejects call to ban smacking in England

Government rejects call to ban smacking in England
Apr 12,2023 8:50 am

... NSPCC chief executive Sir Peter Wanless said: " It cannot be right that in this country it is illegal to hit an adult, but equal protection is not given to a child...

Child abuse material found on VR headsets, police data shows

Child abuse material found on VR headsets, police data shows
Feb 22,2023 11:51 am

... Sir Peter Wanless, the NSPCC s chief executive, said: " We hear from young people who feel powerless and let down as sexual abuse risks becoming normalised...

Children's care system plan focuses on early support

Children's care system plan focuses on early support
Feb 1,2023 11:51 pm

... National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) chief executive Sir Peter Wanless warned without " substantial national investment and a reform programme delivered at greater pace" the government s ambitions would not be realised...

NSPCC says child cruelty offences rose by a quarter in a year

NSPCC says child cruelty offences rose by a quarter in a year
Jun 10,2022 6:10 am

... " This must be a priority for government, " said NSPCC chief executive Sir Peter Wanless...

Star Hobson and Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: Family concerns 'disregarded' - report

Star Hobson and Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: Family concerns 'disregarded' - report
May 26,2022 3:55 am

... NSPCC chief executive Sir Peter Wanless said Arthur and Star s deaths " have left a lasting scar on the nation"...

Rise in reports of children abusing other children

Rise in reports of children abusing other children
May 11,2022 2:40 am

... Sir Peter Wanless, the NSPCC s chief executive, said the conversation sparked by the Everyone s Invited testimonies last year was " a watershed moment, as an unprecedented number of young people came forward to challenge unacceptable peer-on-peer sexual abuse"...

Online Safety Bill: Harmful and illegal content could evade new laws, MPs warn

Online Safety Bill: Harmful and illegal content could evade new laws, MPs warn
Jan 24,2022 5:22 am

... " The legislation needs to unambiguously tackle grooming across multiple platforms, and prevent abusers being able to exploit gaps that allow them to continue to commit and organise abuse in plain sight, " its chief executive Sir Peter Wanless said...

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