Home Secretary pledges to avoid repeat of Rotherham child-grooming scandal
Priti Patel has insisted no part of the state should turn a blind eye to grooming of children, to avoid a repeat of the Rotherham scandal. The Home Secretary said
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Care home worker charged with murder of baby found dead in Hampshire park
A care home worker has appeared in court charged with the murder of a newborn baby whose body was found in a park. Babita Rai is accused of causing the
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Lady Boateng denies council meeting discussing sexual abuser’s application to foster two children
Lady Boateng has denied attending a meeting where officials discussed a convicted sex abuser’s application to foster two children, telling an inquiry the claims are “quite absurd”. Former chair of
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Inquiry into Lambeth-run children’s homes hears one girl was raped ‘500 times’ by older residents
Children’s homes run by Lambeth Council were “frightening places” where residents were subject to sexual and physical abuse and forced to take tranquillisers, an inquiry has heard. The Independent Inquiry
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Council apologises after failing to support families of children who died in care, inquiry hears
Lambeth Council failed to support the families of two children, including a baby, who had both died under its care after facing abuse by its staff, an inquiry has heard.
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GOSH report rise in number of babies with abuse-suspected head trauma during lockdown
A rise in babies with head injuries suspected to be caused by abuse has been reported by a specialist children’s hospital during the coronavirus pandemic. Ten babies aged from 17
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Politicians, businessmen and police alleged to have been involved in filming of abuse, inquiry hears
Prominent politicians, businessmen and police officers are alleged to have been involved in the filming of sexual assaults against children in care, an inquiry has heard. Some of the abuse
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Children in council’s care who reported sex abuse faced death threats, inquiry hears
Children in the care of Lambeth Council faced death threats, punishment and disbelief when they attempted to report sexual abuse, an inquiry has heard. Paedophiles targeted young people in children’s
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NSPCC tells PM to get on with social media laws as grooming crimes pass 10,000
The Prime Minister has been urged by the NSPCC to get on with regulation of social networks, as the number of online grooming crimes topped 10,000. Under freedom of information
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Social workers to be deployed into schools to spot signs of abuse and neglect
Social workers will be placed in schools across the country to help identify children at risk of abuse and neglect, the Government has announced. Nearly £10 million of funding from
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