VCF Blog

VCF Blog

25/02/2026

Safeguarding Reform Must Mean Implementation, Not Reinvention

Remembering Victoria Climbié 2 November 1991-25 February 2000 Safeguarding Reform Must Mean Implementation, Not Reinvention Twenty-six years ago, a little girl named Victoria Climbié died in […]
23/02/2026

Before we rewrite safeguarding law again, we must deliver what Victoria Climbié was promised

More than twenty-five years after her death, the name Victoria Climbié still echoes through Westminster. It is cited in parliamentary debates, referenced in committee hearings and […]
09/01/2026

2026 is loading…and children’s rights are under attack

9 January 2026 VCF – The Victoria Climbié Foundation UK – borne out of Victoria’s tragic death and subsequent inquiry into child protection – continues to […]
26/11/2025

VCF Response to Child Safeguarding Practice Review for Sara Sharif

  26 November 2025 The Victoria Climbie Foundation UK have repeatedly called for accountability for failures to respond adequately to children on the basis of significant […]
15/05/2025

VCF Briefing on Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

The Victoria Climbie Foundation UK BRIEFING ON CHILDREN’S WELLBEING AND SCHOOLS BILL  The Victoria Climbié Foundation UK was founded 25 years ago on behalf of Victoria’s […]
13/01/2025

VCF calls for meaningful measures in Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

13 January 2025 VCF calls for meaningful measures in Children Wellbeing and Schools Bill  We are deeply saddened by the tragic death of Sara Sharif. As […]
10/01/2025

Does every child matter in 2025?

Does every child matter in 2025? “We advocate for the right of every child to be protected from abuse and to challenge crimes against children committed […]
16/12/2024

VCF statement following verdict into the tragic death of Sara Sharif

16 December 2024 VCF statement following the verdict into the tragic death of 10-year-old Sara Sharif at the hands of her father and stepmother  The inevitable […]