Archbishop: Church must show justice to survivors of abuse
An inquiry into allegations of child sex abuse at the heart of the establishment is likely to turn up fresh claims about the Church of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury
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Butler-Sloss steps down from Westminster child abuse inquiry
Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, the retired judge appointed by the Home Office to probe allegations of child sex abuse by MP’s, has stepped down from the inquiry following widespread concern about her
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NSPCC insist covering up abuse should be criminal offence
Covering-up child abuse should be made a criminal offence, says the head of the NSPCC Peter Wanless. The child protection charity’s chief executive, who is leading a review into how
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Concern over decision of Baroness to head abuse inquiry
Concerns have been raised about choice of a former High Court judge to oversee the Government’s inquiry into allegations of an establishment cover-up of child sex abuse. Baroness Butler-Sloss (pictured)
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Home secretary announces wide-ranging child abuse probe
An independent inquiry is to investigate the handling by public bodies of allegations of child sex abuse, Home Secretary Theresa May has announced. The announcement in the House of Commons
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May set to announce Westminster child abuse inquiry
The Home Secretary, Theresa May, is to address MPs over allegations of organised child sex abuse at Westminster in the 1980s. Mrs May will give details of the probe as
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Report: Bullying & victimization among children with disabilities
Primary school pupils with special educational needs are twice as likely as other children to suffer from persistent bullying, according to new research published by the Institute of Education (IOE),
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Social worker Mudassar Khan struck off for indecent images
Social worker Mudassar Khan has been struck off the HCPC Register following a conviction at Winchester Court for sixteen counts of distributing indecent photographs of children and possession of indecent
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NSPCC study brands Savile prolific sex offender
At least 500 victims as young as two were abused by the shamed television presenter Jimmy Savile during his reign as one of the country’s most prolific sex offenders, new
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NSPCC reports surge in ’emotional abuse’ referrals
The number of emotional abuse cases being referred by a children’s charity helpline to police and children’s services has surged by nearly 50% in the last year. The NSPCC’s anonymous
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