Margaret Thatcher’s decision to approve suspected child abuser Cyril Smith for a knighthood helped him maintain close ties to children’s services, an inquiry has heard. The late politician received the
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Former Conservative prime minister Sir Edward Heath would be questioned over allegations that he raped and indecently assaulted boys as young as 10 were he alive today, a controversial police
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Two 86-year-old men have been charged in connection with an investigation into historical abuse at a school dating back to the 1960s. West Mercia Police said both would appear in
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A long-standing time-bar which stopped survivors of childhood abuse in Scotland being able to pursue civil damages after three years has been abolished. The introduction of new legislation means victims
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The godson of Sir Edward Heath has called for an official inquiry into police handling of child sex abuse allegations against the former prime minister. Lincoln Seligman said he believes
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Two victims of abuse in Rochdale fear they will not live to see the outcome of the far-reaching child sexual abuse inquiry, their counsel has said. The Independent Inquiry into
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Rochdale Council’s chief executive has apologised for the authority’s “unforgivable” response to concerns about sexual abuse at a residential school for boys linked to the late politician Cyril Smith. Smith
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A former Church of England priest has been jailed for 12 years for a string of sexual offences against two boys dating back to the late 1980s. Jonathan Graves, of
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Sexually abused children as young as 12 could still be denied compensation under revised official guidelines on the grounds they had “consented”, it has been reported. The Criminal Injuries Compensation
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A woman has claimed she was abused at an orphanage run by nuns where the bodies of hundreds of children were “buried” in a mass grave. Theresa Tolmie-McGrane told the
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