Police Scotland has launched the first public information campaign of its kind to tackle the sexual exploitation of children. The four-week online operation launched on Wednesday will feature on social
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Former head of the independent child sexual abuse inquiry Dame Lowell Goddard resigned “because she found it too much for her”, Home Secretary Amber Rudd has suggested. A Commons committee
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Parents have been urged to take more of an interest in their children’s online activities after a new study has found paedophiles can groom children in less than 20 minutes.
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The independent inquiry into child sexual abuse is in danger of “taking years to confirm what we already know”, a former top prosecutor has warned. Lord Macdonald QC said the
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The wide-ranging inquiry into child sex abuse needs to be completely reviewed and remodelled, the judge who resigned as its head last month has warned. Dame Lowell Goddard delivered a
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A senior figure at a leading Roman Catholic independent school has stepped aside as police investigate allegations of historical abuse made by four former pupils. The Right Reverend Cuthbert Madden,
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More than 2,000 children were reported to police for crimes linked to indecent images in the space of three years. The figures were released amid concerns over so-called sexting among
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The Department of Health have produced a series of videos to help healthcare professionals understand, safeguard and care for women and girls affected by female genital mutilation (FGM). In these
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Social services staff want a High Court judge to intervene in a bid to protect a vulnerable teenage girl they say is being sexually exploited by four men. Lawyers representing
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A new report looking at reviews into child deaths in Scotland has identified a number of areas for improvement. Significant case reviews (SCRs) are carried out when a youngster has
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