A ruling relating to the murder of six-year-old Ellie Butler which had been kept under wraps for more than two years has been published. The ruling, made by Mrs Justice
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A senior judge has been appointed to lead the independent public inquiry into the abuse of children in care, weeks after its previous chair quit following claims she had made
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Hearings into allegations of child sex abuse against Sir Cyril Smith will not begin until the middle of next year. Ben Emmerson QC, counsel to the Independent Inquiry into Child
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Hearings into allegations of child sex abuse against Lord Greville Janner have been postponed until March next year. Claims against the late politician were originally expected to be aired during
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Eleven police officers or staff are under criminal investigation over their handling of child sex abuse allegations against late politician Lord Greville Janner. The peer, who died aged 87 in
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This consultation sets out the government’s programme of reform to provide better outcomes for vulnerable children. It seeks views on the possible introduction of one of 2 additional statutory measures:
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Ben Butler has lodged an appeal after being convicted of murdering his six-year-old daughter Ellie, judges have been told. Butler’s lawyers say he is appealing against his conviction and sentence,
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Two men have been found guilty of sexually abusing and assaulting boys at a Catholic-run school in the 1970s and 80s. John Farrell, 73, and Paul Kelly, 64, were convicted
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The second most senior judge in England and Wales has been asked to decide whether a family court judge’s behind-closed-doors ruling relating to the murder of six-year-old Ellie Butler should
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A jury in the trial of two men accused of abusing pupils at a former school for boys is considering its verdict for a seventh day. John Farrell, 73, and
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