The NSPCC has published a news story around unsupervised children in the summer holidays. The NSPCC helpline received 6,017 contacts in 2020/21 about children left at home without adult supervision.
The NSPCC helpline received 6,017 contacts in 2020/21 about children left at home without adult supervision, an increase of a fifth compared to 2019/20; and 60% of the 2020/21 contacts to the helpline were serious enough to pass on to the police or social services. Teh NSPCC expect a rise as children are left at home alone in the summer holidays.
The story includes guidance for parents and carers on making decisions about their child’s supervision needs.
To read the full report:https://www.nspcc.org.uk/about-us/news-opinion/2022/nspcc-helpline-children-home-alone?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_content=NSPCC%20Helpline%20predicts%20rise%20in%20calls%20as%20children%20are%20left%20home%20alone%20during%20the%20school%20summer%20holid&utm_campaign=20220801_KIS_CASPAR_August01
