Many children who emigrated from Scotland to British colonies suffered a “catalogue of abuse” that had lasting impacts on their lives, according to an inquiry’s senior counsel. Colin MacAulay QC
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The death of an autistic teenager who was prescribed medication against his and his parents’ wishes was “potentially avoidable”, a report has found. Oliver McGowan, 18, died at Southmead Hospital
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Vulnerable children who said they were abused at residential care homes in Leicestershire in the 1970s and 1980s were “simply not listened to” by senior staff, who failed to “take
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The criminal justice system was “fairly brutal” on alleged victims of child sexual abuse at the time Lord Janner was accused of historic offences, an inquiry heard. Retired senior police
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Children in care homes allegedly abused by the late Lord Janner did not immediately contact police because they felt “fear, shame, embarrassment and confusion”, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual
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A grandmother described as a “ray of sunshine” died after a fellow care home resident, who had dementia, attacked her with a walking stick, an inquest heard. May Miller, 95,
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The Church of England spent decades failing to protect some children and young people from sexual predators, preferring instead to protect its own reputation, a damning report has found. The
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This Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) investigation report concerns the extent to which the Church of England and the Church in Wales protected children from sexual abuse in
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The mother of a young sexual exploitation victim described how her daughter was “robbed of part of her childhood”. The woman told the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA)
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Child exploitation in England and Wales is “under-reported”, with its prevalence likely to be “much higher” than previously thought, an inquiry has heard. The latest strand of the Independent Inquiry
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