Children were left malnourished, infested with head lice and living in squalor surrounded by animal waste because their parents were able to play the authorities off one another, an inquiry
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Sixty percent of English local authorities do not know how many children in their area are likely to suffer from neglect, according to new research from Action for Children. According
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The BBC has revealed that a convicted paedophile at the centre of the forthcoming historical abuse inquiry, advised the Home Office on changes to children’s residential care. The broadcaster said,
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This Insight is intended to summarise the evidence in this challenging area of work and to support practitioners to reflect on their practice in this context. An enhanced understanding of
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A former social worker has been jailed for four years for arranging to have sex with an eight-year-old girl. Nicholas Allen, from Rochdale, was arrested for trying to arrange child
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A former Army Intelligence officer who worked in Northern Ireland during the 70s has told of how his investigation into allegations of abuse at the Kincora boys’ home was blocked
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Jersey’s Inquiry into allegations of historical child abuse has begun its public hearings. Chair of the Panel, Frances Oldham QC, gave her opening address at the Inquiry’s St Helier base,
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Police investigating allegations of historical sexual abuse in the North Wales care system have said 275 people have come forward to report that they were assaulted or mistreated. As of
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Abstract: Issues concerning the sexual exploitation of children and young people remain the subject of considerable political, media, public and professional concern. This special issue begins with Jenny Pearce’s paper
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Keith Vaz has called for activities at Kincora Boys home in east Belfast to be included in the Westminister inquiry which is being set up to examine how public institutions
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