Police investigate child sexual assault allegations at hotel housing asylum seekers
Police are investigating allegations a teenage boy was raped by a man in his 30s at a hotel being used to house asylum seekers. A child under the age of
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Tag: Child Abuse
Childline report 19% increase in sessions on sexual abuse as it launches new campaign
Childline has reported a rise of almost a fifth in counselling sessions it provides to youngsters in Scotland about sexual abuse and exploitation. New analysis by the NSPCC of Childline
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Review finds ‘culture of abuse’ of children with disabilities at three residential settings
Children with disabilities and complex needs suffered “very serious abuse and neglect” at three residential settings in Doncaster, according to a national review calling for “urgent action” to ensure children
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Shapps looks to close legal loophole amid claims child abusers changing names to avoid detection
Ministers are urgently looking into reports that convicted child abusers are changing their names to avoid detection by officials, the Home Secretary has said. Grant Shapps (pictured) claimed he was
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Survivors welcome abuse inquiry report, but experts warn law changes fall short
Survivors have welcomed the recommendations from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, although legal experts warned that proposed mandatory reporting rules do not go far enough. Lucy Duckworth and
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Child sex abuse inquiry ‘lacked focus on Welsh institutions and voices’, victims solicitor claims
An inquiry into child sex abuse lacked focus on Welsh institutions and victims, a solicitor representing survivors has claimed. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse (IICSA) which began in
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Final IICSA report describes epidemic levels of child abuse with tens of thousands of victims
Laws compelling people in positions of trust to report child sexual abuse and a national compensation scheme for victims should be introduced, a seven-year inquiry into institutional failings in England
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Report – The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse – Final Report – October 2022
This report is the final statutory report published by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (the Inquiry). In accordance with the Terms of Reference, it sets out the main
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Sexual assault survivor calls for independent inquiry into abuse within cricket
A man who was sexually assaulted by a former Durham coach as a child has called for an independent inquiry into abuse within the sport, and revealed he has received
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I was abused by Lord Mountbatten, claims former boys’ home resident
Legal proceedings have been initiated against a number of institutions in Northern Ireland alleging that Lord Mountbatten abused a boy at a notorious Belfast children’s home in the 1970s. Arthur
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