A Tory MP has raised concerns over the handling of child sexual exploitation cases claiming in some instances the “police don’t fully understand grooming and the power that a perpetrator
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As part of a meeting facilitated by Gavin Robinson MP, the Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers (NIASW) met with Shailesh Vara MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Northern
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A judge is expected to formally close the case of Peter Pickering – the child killer known as the Beast of Wombwell who died before he could be sentenced for
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Schools have been given new guidance to deal with allegations of child-on-child sexual violence and harassment. The Department for Education guidelines, which will come into force in September, set out
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A mother and stepfather have been jailed for the rape of a girl who was returned to their care after social services dismissed her as “troublesome”. The parents, now both
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A man who impersonated a doctor to sexually assault a pregnant woman has been jailed, police have announced. Gregory Boyle, 58, was imprisoned for six years and four months on
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Oxfam’s chief executive has resigned from the charity in the wake of its sex scandal in Haiti. Mark Goldring announced on Wednesday he would stand down from Oxfam GB at
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Children as young as three are being coerced into live-streaming their own sexual abuse from their homes, a study has found. Researchers discovered more than 2,000 videos of live-streamed child
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Former youth football coach and scout “Kit” Carson is to stand trial accused of the historical sexual abuse of boys aged under 16. Michael “Kit” Carson, 74, pleaded not guilty
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A paedophile who drove 130 miles with the intention of having sex with a 10-year-old girl has been jailed for eight years. Police officers had been tracking the online activities
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