Editing NSPCC (section)

==Activities==
The NSPCC lobbies the government on issues relating to child welfare, and creates campaigns for the general public, with the intention of raising awareness of child protection issues. It also operates both a helpline on 0808 800 5000, for anyone concerned about a child, and [[Childline]] offering support to children themselves.  Childline became a part of the NSPCC in 2006.  In addition to the telephone helplines, NSPCC provides an online counselling service for children and young people at [[Childline]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.childline.org.uk/Pages/Home.aspx |title=Home Page |publisher=ChildLine |access-date=2 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/11112/20131024181426/http://www.childline.org.uk/Pages/Home.aspx |archive-date=24 October 2013  }}</ref>{{verify source|date=August 2015}}<ref>
Lake, Howard. "ChildLine and NSPCC to Merge in 2006 | UK Fundraising." UK Fundraising. 2005. Web. 20 April 2016.</ref>

The NSPCC runs local service centres across the UK where it helps children, young people, and families.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-we-do/the-work-we-do/services-for-children/direct-services-for-children-and-families_wda72290.html |title=NSPCC direct services |publisher=NSPCC |access-date=17 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509064622/http://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-we-do/the-work-we-do/services-for-children/direct-services-for-children-and-families_wda72290.html |archive-date=9 May 2013 }}</ref> Since 2009, the NSPCC has run a Child Protection Consultancy service aiming to make organisations safer for children. This offers training and consultancy to organisations which have contact with children, ranging from schools to sporting bodies. The charity works through local safeguarding children's boards (LSCBs), where the police, health, social and education services and others can work together.

The charity is regularly audited and publishes its annual report and accounts as required by the Charity Commission.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=216401&SubsidiaryNumber=0|title=THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN|publisher=Charity Commission|access-date=17 April 2013}}</ref>{{verify source|date=August 2015}}

In May 2021, a helpline that was launched for victims to report abuse and harassment in educational settings had taken hundreds of calls since it opened. The NSPCC received 353 calls between April 1 and May 16. Of these, 65 were referred to external agencies such as the police and children's services.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-57226577|title=Abuse helpline takes hundreds of calls, says NSPCC|work=BBC News |date=24 May 2021 |access-date=25 May 2021}}</ref>