Huge rise in child sexual abuse images and videos being shared online
A web page showing a child being sexually abused is identified by a watchdog every eight minutes – with some victims younger than two years old. The stark figure was
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Despite ‘rocky start’ troubled abuse inquiry can get back on track, Tom Watson
The troubled inquiry into child abuse can get back on track, Labour Party deputy leader Tom Watson has insisted. Mr Watson, who was one of the leading voices calling for
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PM facing calls to ‘come clean’ over knowledge of child abuse inquiry troubles
Theresa May is facing calls to “come clean” about what she knew about the problems at the troubled inquiry into child sex abuse after she disclosed she had been aware
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Ofsted chief warns of ‘serious weaknesses’ in child protection by police forces
Police failures to take child protection seriously could lead to a repeat of the horrifying abuse scandals seen in Rotherham and Oxford, the chief inspector of schools has claimed. Ofsted
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Concerns about abuse inquiry leadership ‘reported months before Dame Lowell resigned’
Concerns about the leadership of the national child sexual abuse inquiry were reported to a Home Office figure months before Dame Lowell Goddard’s resignation as its head, MPs have heard.
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Naming ban on sexual abuse suspects could be in place before year’s end
A ban on naming sex crime suspects unless they are charged could be in place by the end of the year. Former police officer Brian Paddick is leading proposals for
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Bill for compensating Northern Ireland’s child abuse survivors could reach £30 million
The bill for compensating survivors of child abuse in Northern Ireland could run to £30 million, campaigners have warned. Some 524 victims could be eligible to make claims over their
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Eight men convicted of ‘degrading and violent’ sexual assaults on girls in Rotherham
Eight men have been convicted of sexually exploiting teenage girls in Rotherham. The month-long trial at Sheffield Crown Court heard how the men “sexualised” their victims and, in some instances,
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Ex-abuse inquiry head denies racism describing claims are part of ‘vicious campaign’
Dame Lowell Goddard has rejected claims she used racist language during her time as head of the national inquiry into child sexual abuse. The New Zealand high court judge described
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Seven in 10 calls to NSPCC helpline serious enough to be referred to police and councils
Almost seven in every 10 calls to the NSPCC’s helpline over the last year were serious enough to be referred to the police and councils amid rising reports of neglect
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