The Chair of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry, Susan O’Brien QC, has launched the Inquiry’s first formal call for evidence, inviting survivors of abuse to come forward and share their experiences.
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Two former teachers at a boarding school have been charged with historic sex offences against pupils. The offences concern the alleged abuse of children at Ashdown House School, near Forest
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Investigating child sex abuse cost police £1 billion last year and is set to treble by 2020, the top officer in charge of child protection has said. Simon Bailey, chief
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Former Tory MP Harvey Proctor has demanded three politicians apologise and Scotland Yard face an inquiry over their handling of child abuse allegations that implicated him. Deputy Labour leader Tom
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A fiercely-criticised police investigation into claims of a VIP paedophile ring has been dropped. The Metropolitan Police probe, called Operation Midland, was launched in November 2014 after claims that boys
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There is no evidence that politicians or national establishment figures were involved in the historical abuse of children in care in North Wales, a review has found. A report into
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The public inquiry into historical child sex abuse will hold preliminary hearings linked to its investigations into allegations that exploitation took place within the Anglican Church and through Rochdale council.
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Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey delayed a “proper investigation” into a senior priest’s paedophile crimes for two decades by failing to pass information to police, an inquiry heard. A
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It won Best Picture at this year’s Oscars – but I wouldn’t be surprised if you haven’t seen the critically acclaimed film Spotlight yet. In a summer dominated by the
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The Church of England is to introduce a raft of changes on how it handles sex abuse allegations following a critical independent review into a historical case. A senior Anglican
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