Child Sex Predators

Lord Moynihan Excerpts

Thursday 4th June 2020 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Williams of Trafford]

The noble Lord is absolutely right to point that out. The evidence is very clear. The obligatory RSE that will start in secondary schools from September will be very helpful in pointing children to what a healthy relationship looks like, as opposed to those encouraged by some of the things they might hear from their friends or see online.

[Lord Moynihan (Con)]

My Lords, sadly this is a problem we need to be alert to in the world of sport. In that context, will my noble friend commend the work of the NSPCC’s Child Protection in Sport Unit, which builds the capacity of sports to safeguard children in and through sport and enables sports organisations to lead the way in keeping children safe from harm?

[Baroness Williams of Trafford]

I certainly will. During this lockdown period we provided funding to the NSPCC which helps parents keep their children safe online too.