Adults may misuse online settings eg chat rooms, social and gaming environments and other forms of digital with children and young people or to share information with other perpetrators, which creates a particular there is no permanent record of the interaction or discussion held or information shared. Those working or volunteering with children or young people should be alert to signs that may indicate grooming, protection and safeguarding policies and procedures to enable preventative action to be taken, if possible, before DoH publication to Safeguard Children and Young People in Northern Ireland’ (March 2016) ‘Co-operating 12 NSPCC definition - is when someone builds an emotional connection with a child to gain their ‘Grooming exploitation. Children and young people can be groomed online or in the real world, by a stranger or by friend or professional. Groomers may be male or female. They could be any age. Many children and young groomed, or that what has happened is abuse.
Adults may misuse online settings eg chat rooms, social and gaming environments and other forms of digital with children and young people or to share information with other perpetrators, which creates a particular there is no permanent record of the interaction or discussion held or information shared. Those working or volunteering with children or young people should be alert to signs that may indicate grooming, protection and safeguarding policies and procedures to enable preventative action to be taken, if possible, before DoH publication ‘Co-operating to Safeguard Children and Young People in Northern Ireland’ (March 2016) 12 NSPCC definition - ‘Grooming is when someone builds an emotional connection with a child to gain their exploitation. Children and young people can be groomed online or in the real world, by a stranger or by friend or professional. Groomers may be male or female. They could be any age. Many children and young groomed, or that what has happened is abuse.
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