A “voyeuristic” Catholic priest has been jailed for three years for sexually abusing a vulnerable teenage boy at a children’s home. Father Anthony McSweeney, 68, preyed on the youngster while
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Survivors of historical abuse in care or in institutions in Scotland are being asked to help shape the recently announced Inquiry into historical abuse at events next week. Additional meetings
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Six people have been arrested as part of an investigation into claims of child abuse at a school in Carmarthen. Dyfed-Powys Police are looking into allegations, concerning former members of
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The Care Council for Wales (CCW) has commissioned a survey to help it understand more about what it means to you to work as a residential child care worker. The
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The Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care (SIRCC) have published details of their annual conference and keynote speakers. The event will take place over two days on June 9 &
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The Care Council for Wales (CCW) is to hold two seminars for Residential Child Care Workers – 10 March Cardiff and 12 March 2015 in St Asaph, aimed at residential
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Some Catholic nuns at a children’s home in Northern Ireland were sadistic bullies, a former resident has claimed. A “bleak, harsh and cruel” atmosphere was described by alleged victims at
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The Care Council for Wales (CCW) has published its sixth annual profile of residential child care managers and workers. The profile provides data for planners, decision makers and the Welsh
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Three men have been charged with the indecent assault of a child over an investigation into allegations of historic abuse at a children’s care home dating back to the 1980s.
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A paedophile who used his children’s home business as “a front” has been jailed for life. John Allen, 73, was convicted by a jury at Mold Crown Court last week
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