In a succession of votes at the beginning of July, peers sided with concerns voiced by the third sector and limited the detention of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and pregnant women. It was an important victory.
So how was the voluntary and community sector (VCS) able to get itself heard? Partly this is because collaboration is in our DNA. The long-awaited Online Safety Act has been scrutinised line-by-line by a powerful coalition of children’s charities, working with organisations representing victims including the Molly Rose Foundation, and other important players such as the children’s commissioner for England. This combined effort has enabled important amendments to be developed precisely, to prevent children from accessing harmful content and enable swift action to prosecute online abusers.
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