NSPCC refers itself to regulator for not reporting high-risk Childline cases

Exclusive: Internal review found charity failed to pass on 37 incidents to authorities over a six-month period

The NSPCC has referred itself to the charity regulator after admitting it failed to flag high-risk Childline cases to the police and local authorities.

An internal review found that over a six-month period, 37 contacts from children categorised as high-risk – which includes reports of physical and sexual abuse, neglect and suicidal thoughts – were not passed on to the relevant authorities.