Campaigners fear child sex abuse inquiry will be derailed after resignation
Dame Lowell Goddard’s decision to quit as head of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse – 18 months after she took on the role – has been met with
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Dame Lowell Goddard resigns as head of independent child sex abuse inquiry
Dame Lowell Goddard has resigned as head of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse Dame Lowell, 67, a New Zealand high court judge, was appointed to lead the inquiry
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Man jailed for sexually assaulting teenager in ‘dungeon’ 33 years ago
A man who kidnapped a teenager and sexually assaulted her in a “dungeon” has been jailed after police tracked him down more than 30 years later. David Green, 60, approached
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‘Utterly staggering’ one in 14 adults sexually abused as a child, research finds
One in every 14 adults in England and Wales was sexually abused as a child, according to the first research of its kind. Some 11% of women and 3% of
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Third chairwoman quits child sex abuse inquiry: Goddard statement in full
Britain’s troubled inquiry into child sex abuse has been thrown into doubt as New Zealand high court judge Dame Lowell Goddard became its third chairman to resign. Dame Lowell said
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Report: Working with parents to safeguard children from Child Sexual Exploitation
Parents Speak Out – a report developed by parents from the Parent Action Group within Pace (Parents against child sexual exploitation) – explores the current and potential role of parents
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Report: Hidden effects – the health implications of CSE on parents
A new report Evaluating the Health Implications of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) on Parents, commissioned by Pace (Parents against child sexual exploitation) and undertaken by the University of Worcester, examines
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PSNI must improve handling of child sexual exploitation and domestic abuse cases
Police in Northern Ireland must do more to protect and support vulnerable victims of crime, inspectors have found. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) raised concerns with how the Police
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Child abuse inquiry head spent 44 days working abroad in past year
Dame Lowell Goddard, the head of Britain’s inquiry into child abuse, has spent more than 70 days working abroad or on holiday in her first year in the role. This
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Child abuse allegations against Lord Janner ‘grossly unfair’, says daughter
Lord Greville Janner’s daughter has described child sex abuse allegations against him as “grossly unfair”. The peer, who died aged 87 in December, is alleged to have abused youngsters over
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