Survivors of historical child abuse in care will be able to apply for payouts of up to £80,000 under a proposed new law. The legislation aims to provide “tangible recognition”
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The head of the Belfast Health Trust has expressed “profound regret” at failings in the leadership at Muckamore Abbey Hospital. A raft of allegations of physical abuse and mental cruelty
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Ten people have been arrested by detectives investigating allegations of historical sex abuse in Co Fermanagh. The 10 suspects, aged between 63 and 78, were arrested in the Fermanagh, Belfast
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Labour peer Lord Boateng said he had “no recollection” of ever meeting paedophile Michael John Carroll or visiting the London children’s home he ran. Speaking at the Independent Inquiry into
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Lady Boateng has denied attending a meeting where officials discussed a convicted sex abuser’s application to foster two children, telling an inquiry the claims are “quite absurd”. Former chair of
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Children’s homes run by Lambeth Council were “frightening places” where residents were subject to sexual and physical abuse and forced to take tranquillisers, an inquiry has heard. The Independent Inquiry
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A psychologist who briefly worked with convicted fantasist Carl Beech is suing the Mail on Sunday over “serious defamatory allegations” that she “gave legitimacy” to his false claims of a
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Religious organisations are subject to “little to no external oversight” of how they ensure children are protected from sexual abuse, an inquiry has heard. Despite organisations stressing their commitment to
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An inquiry into historic child abuse across Scotland has opened up its investigation to 10 more establishments, including young offenders institutions. The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has covered a range
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The inquiry into state responses to allegations of child abuse against the late Lord Janner will go ahead as planned, despite some evidence being submitted behind closed doors. Professor Alexis
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