Government abuse probe in chaos as Woolf quits
The Government is facing a search for a new head for the inquiry into historical child sex abuse after the chairwoman announced she was stepping down amid a barrage of
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Tag: Child Abuse
Abuse inquiry chief under new pressure to quit over Brittan links
Fiona Woolf is facing fresh pressure to quit as the head of the Government’s inquiry into historical child abuse after the chairman of an influential group of MPs claimed drafts
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Abuse victims to demand Woolf quits inquiry role
Representatives of alleged child abuse victims will call for the resignation of the City lawyer chosen to chair the Government’s inquiry when they meet the inquiry panel’s secretariat for the
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Report claims child grooming the ‘norm’ on some Manchester streets
Sexual exploitation of children has become “normal” on some streets and estates in Greater Manchester, according to a new report described as “alarming” by Home Secretary Theresa May. And the
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NSPCC calls for law change to ban adults sending sexual messages to children
The NSPCC are calling for it to be made a criminal offence for an adult to intentionally send a sexual message to a child aged under 16. The ‘Flaw in
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NI child sexual exploitation awareness events
As part of the first phase of the Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) “THE MORE YOU KNOW THE MORE YOU SEE” awareness campaign the area panels of the Safeguarding Board for
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Child abuse charges against social worker dropped
The trial of a senior social worker accused of sex attacks on vulnerable boys has been thrown out of Newcastle Crown Court. Brian Tansey stood accused of five counts of
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New photo piles pressure on head of government abuse inquiry
Fiona Woolf is facing mounting pressure to step down as chair of the Government’s historic child abuse inquiry after it emerged that her list of meetings with former home secretary
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Ex-council manager says Police prioritised car crime over sexual abuse
A woman who ran a unit to tackle sexual exploitation for more than a decade has accused senior police officers of failing to act on the problem and telling her
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Head of abuse inquiry position ‘beyond the pale’
The head of the independent inquiry into historic child sex abuse is coming under growing pressure to stand down, as a lawyer representing victims said her social relationship with former
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