Making abuse survivors sign a waiver to receive financial compensation undermines their rights, campaigners have said. Under the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill, survivors of
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A former police detective on the team investigating historical sex abuse claims against Lord Janner said it was “never appropriate” to arrest and interview the late Labour peer, despite claims
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Many children who emigrated from Scotland to British colonies suffered a “catalogue of abuse” that had lasting impacts on their lives, according to an inquiry’s senior counsel. Colin MacAulay QC
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Vulnerable children who said they were abused at residential care homes in Leicestershire in the 1970s and 1980s were “simply not listened to” by senior staff, who failed to “take
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The criminal justice system was “fairly brutal” on alleged victims of child sexual abuse at the time Lord Janner was accused of historic offences, an inquiry heard. Retired senior police
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Children in care homes allegedly abused by the late Lord Janner did not immediately contact police because they felt “fear, shame, embarrassment and confusion”, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual
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The Church of England spent decades failing to protect some children and young people from sexual predators, preferring instead to protect its own reputation, a damning report has found. The
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This Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) investigation report concerns the extent to which the Church of England and the Church in Wales protected children from sexual abuse in
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A religious organisation involved in a child migration programme was not informed of any abuse or poor conditions for children sent to Australia, the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has heard.
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People who have neurodiverse conditions such as autism and were victims of child sexual abuse have been encouraged to share their experiences. The Truth Project, which is part of the
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