Ex-social worker ‘used position at children’s home to carry out sex attacks’
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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Term ‘child prostitution’ to be removed from Government publications
The term “child prostitution” is being removed from official statistics over concerns it is an outdated phrase that encourages “victim-blaming”.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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Welsh Gov launch first national action plan to tackle child sexual abuse
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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Call for permanent tribunal to support child sex abuse victims
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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Care worker ‘laid into boys’ while his wife watched and laughed, court hears
A care worker at a children’s home took off his glasses and rained down blows on vulnerable boys as his wife laughed and “egged” him on, a court has heard.
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Social workers secure FGM protection order for diplomat’s baby daughter
Social workers fear the baby daughter of a west African diplomat based in England could be subjected to genital mutilation. A family court judge has made the youngster the subject
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Eight arrested following historic abuse investigation at former boarding school
Seven men and one woman have been arrested in an investigation into historical abuse at a former boarding school. Cumbria Police said the arrests were made in connection with “non-recent”
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Savile inquiry hears of TOTP sexual assault on 12-year-old Scots girls
One of Jimmy Savile’s victims was a 12-year-old girl from Scotland who persuaded her aunt to take her to see Top of the Pops. The girl had travelled to London
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Rotherham child sex grooming gang ringleader jailed for 35 years
Arshid Hussain – the ringleader of a gang who groomed, raped and abused teenage girls in Rotherham – has been jailed for 35 years. His brothers Basharat Hussain, 39, and
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Rotherham victims praised for ‘incredible bravery’ in reliving traumatic events
Authorities clamoured outside Sheffield Crown Court to praise victims for their “incredible bravery” in reliving their past trauma. Temporary detective chief inspector Martin Tait, from South Yorkshire Police, called the
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