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Online Safety Act strengthened...

As of 8 January 2026, dating apps and social media platforms are under new legal duties to proactively prevent ‘cyberflashing’ - the sending of unsolicited sexual images. 

Statement on the UK’s New VAWG...

We welcome the focus on victim and survivor support, prevention, and early intervention, and set out what will matter most as the strategy moves from ambition to delivery.

Sentencing that Reflects Harm

Over the past year, the Marie Collins Foundation (MCF) has focused on a critical but often overlooked issue: the way the justice system sentences technology-assisted child sexual abuse (TACSA)...

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...