Vulnerable children were sexually assaulted just weeks after arriving at Kincora Boys’ Home, a public inquiry has heard. Detailed and graphic accounts of a litany of abuse by staff members
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Security chiefs at MI5 and MI6 have told a public inquiry there is no evidence they knew about or covered up child abuse at the former Kincora Boys’ Home. The
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Allegations of abuse at Kincora Boys’ Home will be examined when a long-running public inquiry reconvenes later. The Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) Inquiry will hear evidence from former residents of
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Hundreds of top secret police documents about the former Kincora Boys’ Home have been declassified and handed over to a public inquiry, a lawyer has revealed. Some 26 boxes of
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The Duchess of Cambridge has praised the “amazing and life-changing” work of children’s hospices as she highlighted the importance of spending quality time together as a family. In a letter
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David Cameron has unveiled a radical overhaul of the care system that includes significant changes to adoption laws and social services. The Prime Minister called for “zero tolerance of state
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More financial stress expected in 2016 with residential care homes facing combination of budgetary cuts to funding, rising costs for regulation, staff pay and pensions. The annual number of residential
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Following a 12-week public consulation on restructruing of children’s services, the Western HSC Trust have confirmed the closure of the Racecourse Road Children’s Home in Londonderry. The consultation described how
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An 82-year-old man who physically and sexually abused boys in his care at a residential school has been jailed for seven years. Michael Murphy, known as Brother Benedict or Brother
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A couple have told how their lives have been shattered after they were wrongly accused of historical child cruelty allegations dating back more than 40 years. A jury this month
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