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Children’s social care system needs ‘radical reset’ to stop the ‘cycle of escalating problems’ – review

By Jemma Crew, Reporter23rd May 2022News England

The children’s social care system needs a “radical reset” to stop the “cycle of escalating problems”, the leader of a review into the sector has warned. Josh MacAlister, a former

Engage: Jimmy Savile – How the Netflix documentary fails to address the role institutions play in abuse

By Professor Chris Greer and Professor Eugene McLaughlin5th May 2022Engage

Jimmy Savile was one of the UK’s most serious serial sexual predators. Over several decades the television personality groomed and abused up to 1,000 boys and girls in TV studios

New book sees former child migrant revisit fight for justice inside UK’s ‘biggest sex abuse scandal’

By Alana Calvert, Reporter22nd April 2022News England

British child migrants who were physically and sexually abused as children at a notorious orphanage farm in rural Australia have had their long fight for justice immortalised in a new

Engage: My OBE is for younger self who overcame ‘dehumanising’ time in care – Lemn Sissay

By Helen William, Reporter16th March 2022Engage

Poet Lemn Sissay says he felt obliged to accept his OBE because the award honours his younger self who overcame a “dehumanising” time in care. Mr Sissay detailed his experiences

Historical abuse victims told they were failed by state during long-awaited public apology

By Jonathan McCambridge and Rebecca Black, Reporters11th March 2022News Northern Ireland

Victims of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland have been told they were failed by the state during a long-awaited public apology at Stormont. Survivors watched on in the Assembly

Residential schools ‘ideal grooming environment’ with children at higher abuse risk – new IICSA report

By Catherine Lough, Reporter1st March 2022News England

A new report into child sexual abuse has found boarding schools are the “ideal environment for grooming”, with pupils being more dependent on adults around them than in non-residential settings.

Police probe 29 allegations of abuse around mother and baby homes in Northern Ireland

By Rebecca Black, Reporter28th February 2022News Northern Ireland

Police in Northern Ireland are probing 29 allegations of criminal activity around mother and baby homes. Officers have received reports from a number of people who were adopted from different

NI ministers pledge to follow though with public apology to victims of institutional abuse

By Rebecca Black, Reporter24th February 2022News Northern Ireland

A long-awaited public apology is to be offered by five Stormont ministers to victims of historical institutional abuse. The compromise move comes as the offices of the First and deputy

Professor Ray Jones to lead independent review of children’s social care services in Northern Ireland

By Iain MacDonald, Reporter21st January 2022News Northern Ireland

Health Minister Robin Swann has announced Professor Ray Jones is to lead a review of children’s social care services in Northern Ireland. Professor Jones (pictured) will be assisted by an

Former justice secretary calls law change to help autistic people trapped in system against their will

By David Lynch and Martina Bet, Reporters21st January 2022News England

A former justice secretary has called on the Government to grant his “abiding” wish by reforming the law to help autistic people who are kept in mental health units against

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Engage: Jimmy Savile – How the Netflix documentary fails to address the role institutions play in abuse

New book sees former child migrant revisit fight for justice inside UK’s ‘biggest sex abuse scandal’

Engage: My OBE is for younger self who overcame ‘dehumanising’ time in care – Lemn Sissay

Historical abuse victims told they were failed by state during long-awaited public apology

Residential schools ‘ideal grooming environment’ with children at higher abuse risk – new IICSA report

Police probe 29 allegations of abuse around mother and baby homes in Northern Ireland

NI ministers pledge to follow though with public apology to victims of institutional abuse

Professor Ray Jones to lead independent review of children’s social care services in Northern Ireland

Former justice secretary calls law change to help autistic people trapped in system against their will

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb

Four teenagers and man guilty of murdering two boys in case of mistaken identity

‘Inhuman’ violence against Sara Sharif ‘normalised’ by defendants, jurors told

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Tag: Childrens Care Homes

Children’s social care system needs ‘radical reset’ to stop the ‘cycle of escalating problems’ – review

Engage: Jimmy Savile – How the Netflix documentary fails to address the role institutions play in abuse

New book sees former child migrant revisit fight for justice inside UK’s ‘biggest sex abuse scandal’

Engage: My OBE is for younger self who overcame ‘dehumanising’ time in care – Lemn Sissay

Historical abuse victims told they were failed by state during long-awaited public apology

Residential schools ‘ideal grooming environment’ with children at higher abuse risk – new IICSA report

Police probe 29 allegations of abuse around mother and baby homes in Northern Ireland

NI ministers pledge to follow though with public apology to victims of institutional abuse

Professor Ray Jones to lead independent review of children’s social care services in Northern Ireland

Former justice secretary calls law change to help autistic people trapped in system against their will