Brian Altman named new lead counsel to child sexual abuse inquiry
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has named Brian Altman QC, a leading barrister, as its most senior lawyer. He will take over the role of lead counsel to
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Government ‘dragging its feet’ over new law on paedophiles, NSPCC
Child safety campaigners have accused the Government of “dragging its feet” over a law giving police new powers to tackle paedophiles. An offence created to target those who groom young
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Payouts over children’s home abuse could be hit by power-sharing collapse
Compensation could be delayed for victims of residential home abuse in Northern Ireland following the predicted collapse of power-sharing, a campaigner said. Recommendations from the first of the UK’s institutional
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In-care abuse inquiry will follow the evidence, vows John Swinney
Scotland’s inquiry into the historic abuse of children in care will be able to follow the evidence and look at the wider system, John Swinney has said. The Deputy First
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Lawyers to fight on for payouts after loss of sex abuse ‘test’ cases
Lawyers have vowed to fight on with a long-running, multimillion-pound compensation claim over alleged sex abuse in a Catholic children’s home despite losing three out of four first “test” cases.
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Ex-children’s doctor jailed for sexual abuse incidents given another four years
A former children’s doctor in jail for sexually abusing patients has been given a further four years in prison for assaulting 10 girls as young as eight. Michael Salmon, 81,
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Paedophile aged 101 starts 13-year prison sentence for historical sex offences
A 101-year-old paedophile thought to be the oldest man convicted by a British court is beginning a 13-year prison sentence after carrying out a string of historical sex offences against
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Judge rules girl was sexually abused by uncle – months after prosecution halted
A senior family court judge has concluded that a girl was “brutally” sexually assaulted by an uncle for the best part of a decade – nine months after a prosecution
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Four children under council care after ‘current of sexual abuse ran through family’
Four children aged between seven and 15 have been taken into council care after a family court judge said they had been overtaken by a “current of sexual abuse” which
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Police chief jailed for historic sexual abuse dies just weeks into sentence
A paedophile police chief who escaped justice for 30 years has died less than two months into his 12-year jail term for sex crimes against two boys. Former Superintendent Gordon
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