A young mother killed by her “obsessive” partner feared social services would “take her baby away” if she kept reporting his “controlling” and violent behaviour to police, her aunt told
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A coroner has criticised a university over failing to respond to a student’s “cry for help”, weeks before he took his own life after failing some of his exams and
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A further 13 inquests have been opened into the deaths of former patients of the disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson. Consultant Paterson (pictured), 62, was convicted in 2017 of 17
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Children with disabilities and complex needs suffered “very serious abuse and neglect” at three residential settings in Doncaster, according to a national review calling for “urgent action” to ensure children
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Ministers are urgently looking into reports that convicted child abusers are changing their names to avoid detection by officials, the Home Secretary has said. Grant Shapps (pictured) claimed he was
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Survivors have welcomed the recommendations from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, although legal experts warned that proposed mandatory reporting rules do not go far enough. Lucy Duckworth and
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An inquiry into child sex abuse lacked focus on Welsh institutions and victims, a solicitor representing survivors has claimed. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse (IICSA) which began in
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Laws compelling people in positions of trust to report child sexual abuse and a national compensation scheme for victims should be introduced, a seven-year inquiry into institutional failings in England
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This report is the final statutory report published by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (the Inquiry). In accordance with the Terms of Reference, it sets out the main
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A grandmother has criticised medics at a scandal-hit health trust for a “catalogue of failings” around the birth of her grandson that she claims contributed to her daughter taking her
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