NSPCC

The NSPCC, correctly known as the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children is the UK's leading charity http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=216401 specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children. It has been active since 1884 and was founded as the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty and Better Protection of Children by Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts. Other co-founders included Benjamin Waugh, Herbert Spencer, and Nathan Marcus Adler.

Values

The NSPCC's core values are based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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They are:

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• Children must be protected from all forms of violence and exploitation
• Everyone has a responsibility to support the care and protection of children
• We listen to children and young people, respect their views and respond to them directly
• Children should be encouraged and enabled to fulfil their potential
• We challenge inequalities for children and young people
• Every child must have someone to turn to