It won Best Picture at this year’s Oscars – but I wouldn’t be surprised if you haven’t seen the critically acclaimed film Spotlight yet. In a summer dominated by the
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The Church of England is to introduce a raft of changes on how it handles sex abuse allegations following a critical independent review into a historical case. A senior Anglican
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Direct Government intervention with South Yorkshire Police is needed to improve the force’s performance when dealing with the sexual abuse of children, the Lords heard. Lib Dem peer Lord Scriven
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Lord Janner is alleged to have sexually abused children over a period spanning more than 30 years and dating back to the 1950s, a public inquiry has heard. The late
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A 66-year-old man has been charged with a string of historical sexual offences in children’s care homes and a church. Philip Temple, of no fixed address, was charged by the
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The number of reported child sex offences has risen by a third to the equivalent of more than 113 per day, a leading children’s charity has said. Police in England
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A former social worker used his position at a “brutal” children’s care home to carry out a string of sex attacks in the early 1980s, a court has heard. Andris
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The term “child prostitution” is being removed from official statistics over concerns it is an outdated phrase that encourages “victim-blaming”. The term has already been removed from legislation after a
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The first national action plan to tackle child sexual exploitation in Wales has been launched by Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford. The All-Wales National Action Plan to Tackle
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A Government-funded “popular tribunal” should be established on a permanent basis to take evidence from survivors of child sexual abuse, a report has recommended. The tribunal proposal is the key
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