Lord Janner is unfit to stand trial for a string of sex offences against boys dating back 50 years due to “deteriorating and irreversible” dementia, a High Court judge has
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Institutions facing investigation in the independent abuse inquiry are set to be identified. Justice Lowell Goddard, who is leading the probe, will make a statement on its progress later. It
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The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) is supporting a new report launched by the charity One in Four that reveals the devastating long-term impact of child sexual abuse on
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The prevalence of child sexual abuse in England has been vastly underestimated after a major new study suggested only one in eight victims come to the attention of authorities. Around
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The Centre for Children’s Rights, based in the School of Education at Queen’s University Belfast will be presenting a new video and accompanying booklet about child sexual exploitation and abuse
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A leading UK child protection expert has been awarded an honorary degree by the University of Strathclyde. Alexis Jay OBE, independent chair of the Strathclyde-based Centre for Excellence for Looked
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Child abuse victims will begin giving testimonies for the first time next week about their ordeal as part of the huge independent inquiry into alleged sexual abuse in Westminster and
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The NSPCC are launching a campaign in the New Year to ensure all children who have experienced abuse or neglect across the UK get the therapeutic support they need. To
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Specialist police units that analyse phones and computers in suspected child abuse cases are grappling with lengthy backlogs of more than a year, according to new data. A freedom of
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Child protection expert and Visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde, Alexis Jay, will deliver the 2015 Kilbrandon Lecture next month. In this year’s lecture, taking place on Thursday 19
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