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Australia’s Social Media Ban

The instinct behind the legislation is understandable. However, from a TACSA perspective, the implications of a blanket 16+ threshold are more complex than they first appear.

Exploring Intimacy After Abuse

This new resource addresses one of the most complex and often silenced areas of recovery: navigating intimacy after sexual abuse.

Criminal Injuries Compensation

As the Bill now moves to the House of Lords, MCF will continue engaging with peers and partners to ensure the voices and experiences of survivors inform the next phase of debate.   

ECPAT Taiwan International...

Last month I had the privilege of representing the Marie Collins Foundation (MCF) at the ECPAT Taiwan International Conference on Preventing Sexual Exploitation of Children. The event marked the...

Disrupt Profiting from Child Abuse

Today the Home Office announced new measures to target those who profit from child sexual abuse. The Marie Collins Foundation welcomes this focus on tackling exploitation and protecting children...

Open Letter CICS Reform

Recognition. Fairness. Compensation. Our open letter to the Ministry of Justice urges Parliament to back reforms so that TACSA survivors are no longer excluded from the Criminal Injuries...

MCF Response to Sentencing Review

The Marie Collins Foundation (MCF) is deeply interested in the issue of sentencing, particularly in how this intersects with convictions for Technology Assisted Child Sexual Abuse (TACSA). ...

Impact of Facebook's E2EE decision

NCMEC data shows a 40% decrease in Facebook reports following implementation of end-to-end encryption

Update on IICSA implementation

We are pleased to see several strong initiatives that the Home Office plans to take forward, including the creation of a Child Protection Authority.