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Planned System Maintenance - Limited Service

Sunderland City Council will be carrying out planned system maintenance from 12 noon on Friday 5th June until 7am on Tuesday 9th June. During this period, we will only be able to respond to urgent enquiries. If your enquiry is not urgent, please contact us before or after these times when full services will be available. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding.

Online safety advice for parents and carers

Keeping your children safe online is just as important as keeping them safe in the real world. This can be challenging for parents when technology develops and changes so quickly. This page brings together information and guidance to help you understand the risks children face online, and how to keep them safe.

To help you support your children to be safe online, we recommend taking a look at these websites:

Internet Matters

A website raising parents' awareness about the risks from online radicalisation

UK Safer Internet Centre

The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC), established in 2011, is a leading global partnership helping to make the internet a great and safe place for everyone.

NSPCC

The NSPCC (National Society for the Protection of Children) has a wide range of information to help parents and children stay safe online.

Parent Zone

A social enterprise who conduct research and offer help and advice for families in a digital world.

Childnet

Help, advice and a wealth of resources onkeeping your children safe online.