Website Update:
Be Frank – Be Fearless.
Over the past few weeks, we have made major progress behind the scenes on frankawareness.com — and we wanted to share an update with everyone who follows, supports, and contributes to the work we do.
This platform is growing fast, and we are now at a stage where the site is becoming exactly what it was designed to be: a structured, reliable, UK-focused awareness and conviction tracking hub, built to inform the public, support safeguarding conversations, and help families stay aware of the realities of online child exploitation.
Quick Links
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UK Convictions Index:
UK Child Sexual Offence Convictions – Searchable Index
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SHPO, SOR & MAPPA (Explained):
SHPO, SOR & MAPPA (Explained)
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Parent Safety Posters:
Parent Safety Posters
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Survivor Support & Empowerment:
🧡 You Are Not Alone: Support for Survivors
Be Frank – Be Fearless.
✅ A More Structured Convictions Index
One of the biggest improvements on frankawareness.com is the ongoing build-out of our UK Child Sexual Offence Convictions Index, which is now being expanded across:
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
- 2026 (LIVE updates)
Each year is being organised into monthly conviction pages, making it far easier for visitors to browse, search, and understand the scale of offending across the UK.
We are proud to say that frankawareness.com is now fully up to date across every January and February, covering all years currently listed in the index. Over the next year, we aim to complete each remaining month in turn, until the entire multi-year archive is fully built and accessible.
All entries published on frankawareness.com are compiled using verified reporting, including police press releases, CPS publications, and reputable court reporting sources.
Be Frank – Be Fearless.
The UK Convictions Index on frankawareness.com is now structured by year and month, with built-in search and navigation tools to make browsing easier.
✅ Cleaner Case Cards & Mobile-Friendly Layout
We’ve upgraded the conviction pages on frankawareness.com so each case now appears in a clean, structured card-based format, designed to work properly across mobile, tablet, and desktop.
Navigation across frankawareness.com has been expanded to support easier access to conviction archives, safeguarding resources, and legal guidance pages.
✅ Improved Severity Marking
A clearer severity key has been added across frankawareness.com to help readers understand the general seriousness of offences and sentencing outcomes. These indicators are based on offence type, sentencing outcome, and safeguarding risk — and are not legal classifications.
The severity key helps visitors browse responsibly while keeping safeguarding risk in focus.
✅ New Information Pages (Legal & Safeguarding Content)
Alongside the convictions index, we have begun building key safeguarding and law explanation pages on frankawareness.com, including SHPO, SOR & MAPPA guidance, and Sexual Communication With a Child explanations.
We’ve added plain-English explainer pages on frankawareness.com to help the public understand key legal tools referenced in UK court reporting.
Where frankawareness.com Is At Now
At this stage, frankawareness.com is transitioning from an awareness page into a wider safeguarding platform:
- A growing UK convictions database with structured records and source links
- An education and awareness hub with legal explainer pages and safeguarding guidance
- A resource centre including posters, reporting links, and practical online safety information
Be Frank – Be Fearless.
Clarifying Our Approach to Witness Notices, Verification & Public Naming
Why Verification Matters
A redacted example of concerns raised regarding GDPR and witness notice information. Screenshot redacted to protect identities and prevent targeted harassment.
We have also been asked why we request proof of outcomes when some teams state they “do not falsify convictions” and don’t understand why a “non team” would need certification.
To be clear: we are not accusing anyone of falsifying outcomes. However, frankawareness.com is building a public convictions index, and every entry must be supported by verifiable evidence.
If we publish a name, sentence, or outcome without being able to verify it, we risk spreading misinformation, damaging public trust, and creating avoidable legal or safeguarding issues.
Verification is not personal, and it is not about being a “team” or “non-team” — it is simply responsible record keeping. The same standard applies to every case, regardless of who submits it.
Be Frank – Be Fearless.
Naming Individuals Before Conviction
A redacted example of a suggestion we received regarding publicly naming individuals before conviction. Screenshot redacted to protect identities and prevent targeted harassment.
Another suggestion we received was that teams who carry out stings should publicly “fully name” individuals before prosecution, so that database searching becomes easier.
We understand why some people may think this is helpful — however, we cannot and will not do this.
In the UK, naming someone publicly before they have been charged or convicted carries serious legal and safeguarding risks, including defamation, misidentification, prejudicing a future trial, and harm to innocent family members.
frankawareness.com is built around verified convictions and official reporting. Once a person has been convicted and legally identifiable through police, CPS, or reputable court reporting, we document them clearly and responsibly.
Be Frank – Be Fearless.
Witness Notices & Data Protection
A redacted example of a response we received when requesting verification of conviction outcomes. Screenshot redacted to protect identities and prevent targeted harassment.
We recently saw a comment suggesting that anyone contributing witness notices or outcome updates could automatically face prosecution under GDPR / data protection laws, because these documents are “only for the recipient” and “not for public use”.
While we fully understand the concern behind this statement, it is not entirely accurate as written. UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 are designed to protect individuals from the misuse of personal data — but that does not mean automatic criminal prosecution simply for responsibly sharing an outcome update with an awareness organisation.
That said, publishing full witness letters publicly, screenshots of notices, case reference numbers, witness identifiers, or personal contact details would be inappropriate and could create serious legal and safeguarding issues.
To be completely clear:
- We do not upload witness letters or court correspondence in full
- We do not publish screenshots of witness notices
- We do not publish witness names, reference numbers, or personal identifiers
Where witness outcome information is provided, it is used only to confirm the public result of a case and summarised into a WN case card format, with safeguarding and privacy always placed first.
What We’re Planning Moving Forward
🔜 Completing the Full Monthly Archive
Now that every January and February is complete across all years currently listed, our next major goal is to continue building the archive month-by-month.
Over the next year, we aim to complete each remaining month in turn — and we will supply comparison updates via the blog on frankawareness.com so readers can see trends and patterns over time.
🔜 Comparison Updates & Tracking Trends
As the archive grows, readers will be able to see the scale of offending, sentencing outcomes, and whether it appears to be improving — or sadly, getting worse. This is not about sensationalism — it is about documenting reality and supporting safeguarding awareness.
A Message To Everyone Supporting This Work
We want to say a genuine thank you to everyone who has supported, shared, and contributed to frankawareness.com.
To raise awareness, encourage safeguarding conversations, and help protect children.
Every case we document represents a victim. Every conviction represents a reality that too many people still underestimate. And every share, poster download, or conversation sparked could prevent a child from becoming the next victim.