At this time of year, many parents, carers and relatives will have purchased technology (iPads, games consoles, mobiles) for children as gifts for Christmas.
On this basis a series of simple, easy to follow instructions have been produced for parents to set privacy settings on the most popular technological devices and apps. The idea being that the parent can enable the settings prior to the child or young person receiving the gift and therefore helping to keep their child or young person safe when their online. The instructions can be found on the LSCB website.
This is part of Leeds Safeguarding Children Board’s work around the implementation of the Leeds Child Sexual Exploitation action plan. Within this plan is an action to raise awareness of the dangers of online grooming with parents and carers.