Man abused at children’s home fails in bid to claim damages from council
A 47-year-old man who was sexually abused by a manager at a privately-run children’s home when a teenager has failed in a bid to claim damages from the council which
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Tag: Non-Recent / Historic Abuse
Report: The Independent Review into Child Sexual Abuse in Football 1970-2005 – Clive Sheldon QC
Hundreds of children’s lives were ruined by abuse over the course of three and a half decades as warning signs were missed out of “ignorance and naivety”, an independent review
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Scottish boarding schools apologise ‘unreservedly’ over historic abuse
Boarding schools across Scotland have offered an “unreserved apology” for the alleged sexual, physical and emotional abuse students faced. The latest phase of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry, heard before
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Review finds FA guilty of inexcusable ‘institutional failings‘ to introduce proper child protection measures
The Football Association was guilty of inexcusable “institutional failings” in delaying the implementation of child safeguarding measures between 1995 and the spring of 2000, an independent review of historical sexual
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Review into abuse allegations in British gymnastics gets nearly 400 submissions
Almost 400 submissions, including 39 so potentially serious they have been referred to the relevant statutory authorities, are being considered by the Whyte Review into allegations of abuse and bullying
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Protected characteristics impact institutional response to child sexual abuse, survivors tell Inquiry
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has today published a summary of victims and survivors’ views and experiences of protected characteristics. The report found 73 percent of Forum members
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Lawyers representing abuse victims at residential care home vow to ‘continue to fight for justice’
Lawyers representing survivors of abuse at a residential care home in Fife have pledged to “continue to fight for justice”, after a report highlighted systemic failures. The Scottish Child Abuse
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Clergymen at residential facility had unrestricted access to abuse children in care, inquiry concludes
Clergymen at a residential facility had “unrestrained access” to vulnerable children they targeted with sexual and physical abuse, a report has found. The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has published judge
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Report: The Independent Review of Sexual Abuse in Scottish Football – Full Report
Football is our national game. It represents, probably, our largest and most significant cultural institution. Football’s reach touches almost every family and community in the land. Historically it has acted
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Survivors of child abuse describe ‘traumatic experiences’ within Scottish football in new report
Survivors of abuse in Scottish football have described how they were raped and sexually assaulted, in a report into allegations of abuse within the sport. The Scottish Football Association (SFA)
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