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South Yorkshire Police must make ‘major improvements’ in child protection

By The Press Association21st July 2015News England

The police force at the centre of the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal still needs to make “major improvements” to some of its child protection procedures, according to Her Majesty’s

FGM estimated to affect one in 20 women in Southwark, says report

By The Press Association21st July 2015News England

As many as one in every 20 women in one London borough is believed to have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). A report by City University London and human rights

ONS reveal dramatic rise in sexual offences reported to police

By The Press Association16th July 2015News England

Crime figures ‘lowest since 1981’ but police stats show sex offences increase. Crime has fallen to its lowest level since 1981, according to the national victims’ survey, but police recorded

CQC say ‘unacceptable’ lack of progress over child abuse in Rotherham

By Iain MacDonald14th July 2015News England

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has expressed disappointment over the lack of progress being made in Rotherham’s child protection services. The regulator has today published a review of how effectively

Goddard to set out guiding principles as child abuse inquiry launches

By The Press Association9th July 2015News England

The troubled inquiry into historical child abuse will finally be officially opened today. Its head, Judge Lowell Goddard, will give an opening statement to set out the “guiding principles”. The

Inquiry will ‘get at the truth’ but Goddard warns on abuse under-reporting

By The Press Association9th July 2015News England

The sexual abuse of children has left “scars” on victims and society, the chair of the long-awaited independent inquiry into historical abuse has said. Judge Lowell Goddard, formally opening the

Danczuk speaks of personal cost of campaigning for child abuse victims

By The Press Association6th July 2015News England

Labour MP Simon Danczuk has spoken of the personal cost of his battle to expose child sex abuse, saying it left him depressed and helped wreck his marriage. The backbencher

Judge dismisses legal challenge over abuse chair appointment

By The Press Association1st July 2015News Scotland

A judge has dismissed a legal bid by two Catholic charities to overturn the appointment of a top QC as chairwoman of an inquiry into historic child abuse in Scotland.

Lord Janner to face abuse charges as CPS decision overturned

By The Press Association29th June 2015News England

Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders is facing calls to resign after she was forced into a U-turn over her decision not to charge Lord Janner for alleged child sex

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South Yorkshire Police must make ‘major improvements’ in child protection

FGM estimated to affect one in 20 women in Southwark, says report

ONS reveal dramatic rise in sexual offences reported to police

CQC say ‘unacceptable’ lack of progress over child abuse in Rotherham

Goddard to set out guiding principles as child abuse inquiry launches

Inquiry will ‘get at the truth’ but Goddard warns on abuse under-reporting

Danczuk speaks of personal cost of campaigning for child abuse victims

Judge dismisses legal challenge over abuse chair appointment

Lord Janner to face abuse charges as CPS decision overturned

NHS trust fined £1.6 million for ‘catalogue of failures’ that led to deaths of babies

Judge-led inquiry to be held into Nottingham attacks in ‘matter of weeks’, PM announces

‘Government not gangs’ should decide who enters UK as 19,000 migrants removed

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Tag: Child Abuse

South Yorkshire Police must make ‘major improvements’ in child protection

FGM estimated to affect one in 20 women in Southwark, says report

ONS reveal dramatic rise in sexual offences reported to police

Judge rules against social workers in alleged baby assault case

CQC say ‘unacceptable’ lack of progress over child abuse in Rotherham

Goddard to set out guiding principles as child abuse inquiry launches

Inquiry will ‘get at the truth’ but Goddard warns on abuse under-reporting

Danczuk speaks of personal cost of campaigning for child abuse victims

Judge dismisses legal challenge over abuse chair appointment

Lord Janner to face abuse charges as CPS decision overturned