Call to close loophole in child grooming laws
A children’s charity is calling for a change in the law to help better protect children from being targeted by predatory sex offenders. A report published by Barnado’s and Labour
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Tag: Child Abuse
Government to introduce ’emotional cruelty’ legislation
Adults who commit acts of emotional cruelty against children in their care will face the same threat of jail as those guilty of physical neglect, under new laws being considered
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Savile abuse investigations extend to further 21 children’s homes and schools
Fears that disgraced television presenter Jimmy Savile abused children in 21 children’s homes and schools across England are to be investigated. Allegations dating back to the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s
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Review finds nursery abuser ‘groomed parents’
A review into the case of a Lanarkshire nursery worker who abused boys has said more robust procedures are needed to detect offenders who seek to “groom parents” to get
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Three men charged over ‘historic sex abuse’ at school for vulnerable
Three men have been charged with a catalogue of historic alleged sex offences at a school for vulnerable children. The trio are accused of a total of 53 sex abuse
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Ex-priest admits child sex charges across East Midlands
An 85-year-old former Catholic priest today admitted sexually assaulting seven children, including altar boys, after spending more than 20 years on the run in Spain. Francis Paul Cullen was extradited
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Jail terms for Peterborough child sex abusers
Members of a child sex gang responsible for raping and sexually abusing girls as young as 12 were jailed today. The men and youths, of Czech and Slovak Roma, and
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37 people investigated over North Wales child abuse claims
Operation Pallial, the investigation launched amid claims of historic sexual abuse at North Wales care homes, has so far identified 37 people who are being investigated as suspects. The National
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Welsh rugby help tackle child sexual exploitation
The Welsh rugby squad have given their support to an all Wales campaign to raise awareness of child sexual exploitation. Working with North Wales Police, players from the current Wales squad
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Health impacts of child sexual exploitation
Appendix to Health Working Group Report on Child Sexual Exploitation. The independent national Health Working Group on Child Sexual Exploitation has published a report designed to help health services improve
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