The number of referrals made by a child abuse helpline to authorities has increased by more than a third during the pandemic, latest figures show. The NSPCC made 2,476 referrals
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Abuse victim Gary Cliffe has called for tougher legislation to weed out those who use sport to target vulnerable people. Cliffe (pictured) was sexually abused as a schoolboy by coach
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Progress on a cross-department strategy to stop domestic and sexual violence and abuse in Northern Ireland has been published. Ministers for Health, Justice, Communities, Education and Finance have published an
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Online sexual predators are increasingly coercing young girls into filming their own sexual abuse, internet safety experts have warned. The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) confirmed 68,000 cases of self-generated child
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The Home Secretary has warned that Facebook’s plan to end-to-end encrypt private messaging across its apps could put progress in preventing child sexual abuse “at jeopardy”. At a virtual event
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Ofsted will visit schools and colleges facing allegations of sexual abuse after thousands of testimonials were posted on a website that allows students to share their experiences anonymously. Last week,
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The Scottish Greens have said they want to enshrine the right to anonymity for victims of sexual offences in law. Currently, publishers enter into a voluntary agreement not to name
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A 47-year-old man who was sexually abused by a manager at a privately-run children’s home when a teenager has failed in a bid to claim damages from the council which
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The Government has announced an immediate review into sexual abuse in schools following thousands of allegations from students. Ofsted will look at safeguarding policies in state and independent schools, “the
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Sexual abuse should never be dismissed as “boys being boys” or “banter”, the children’s commissioner for England has urged. Ministers and school leaders are facing growing calls to tackle sexual
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