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Jane Held,
Independent Chair
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2 Great George Street
Leeds
LS2 8BA
leedslscb@leeds.gov.uk
18th
December 2014
Dear Parent/ Carer,
Many children and young
people will be receiving the latest gadgets such as tablets, smart phones and
games consoles this Christmas.
The internet and all it can offer, is a wonderful tool for keeping
in touch with friends and family, however parents and carers need to be aware
that it is possible for people who are not known to your children and young
people, to communicate with them via the internet.
Some parents, carers or relatives might not realise that even
games consoles such as Xbox and PlayStation are connected to the internet and
can be used for communicating as well as playing games.
While using these gadgets is second nature for many children and
young people, they can seem quite daunting for parents or carers who may not be
as technologically savvy.
Simple, step-by-step instructions have been produced on how to set
the privacy settings on the most popular applications and games consoles used
by children and young people.
If you have bought a child or young person a new gadget eg;
mobile, games console or ipad for Christmas, you can follow these instructions
and enable these settings before you give your gift and therefore help protect your
child or young person online.
To access the instructions for the most popular applications and
consoles go to the Leeds Safeguarding Children Board website: www.leedslscb.org.uk and click
on the Parents/Carers section.
Kind regards
Jane Held
Independent
Chair, Leeds Safeguarding Children Board
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