Millions of pounds are expected to be paid to former residents of a children’s home at the centre of sexual abuse on an “industrial scale”. The Shirley Oaks Survivors Association
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The NSPCC’s dedicated hotline for those affected by historic sexual abuse in football has received more than 1,700 calls in three weeks. The confidential line was set up by the
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The Scottish Football Association (SFA) has announced it is to establish an independent review into allegations of child sex abuse within the sport. Football has been rocked by claims from
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The Charity Commission has launched an inquiry into how a leading Roman Catholic independent school has handled allegations of child sexual abuse. Ampleforth College, in North Yorkshire, is already the
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Referrals from calls to a dedicated football abuse hotline more than tripled the amount made in the first three days of the Jimmy Savile scandal, the NSPCC has revealed. Launched
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Police in Scotland have said they have received reports of historic child abuse within football. They are the latest force in the UK to confirm they are looking into allegations
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Eight police forces are now looking into allegations of historical child sex abuse in football. There have been 250 reports made to police and more than 50 calls were made
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A former boarding school teacher who sexually abused four pupils and had sex with one girl on his wife’s wedding dress to “satisfy his fantasies” has been jailed for 12
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Key witnesses in a probe into allegations of child sex abuse by Sir Edward Heath and a collapsed inquiry into claims of a VIP paedophile ring appear to be linked,
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Britain’s largest police force is putting children at risk because of “serious errors” in its response to child sexual abuse, according to inspectors. The Metropolitan Police was found to be
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