On 25 November 2025, the world marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, launching the UN’s annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. The official 2025 theme, “UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls,” highlights the escalating risks women face online, from harassment and stalking to image-based abuse, cyber-coercion, and technology-facilitated domestic violence. For regulated UK sectors such as health and social care, education, housing, and the charitable sector, the campaign reinforces a critical safeguarding message: digital safety is safeguarding. In this blog, Anna Nova Galeon explores how organisations can strengthen digital safeguarding, reporting pathways, workforce training, and governance using ComplyPlus™, ensuring that prevention, protection, and accountability extend across both physical and digital spaces.

From 10 to 14 November 2025, the UK will come together for Anti-Bullying Week, coordinated by the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA) under the theme “Power for Good.” The campaign highlights how every individual, whether a child, teacher, colleague, or leader, can use their influence to create safer, kinder, and more respectful environments. It begins with Odd Socks Day on Monday, 10 November, where wearing mismatched socks celebrates individuality and reminds us that our differences make us stronger. For regulated sectors such as education, health and social care, and workplaces, the week is a powerful reminder that safeguarding, inclusion, and well-being are not optional; they are core to compliance and culture. In this blog, Anna Nova Galeon explores how organisations can turn awareness into action by embedding anti-bullying principles into governance, workforce training, and everyday behaviour through ComplyPlus™.