The way domestic abuse is referred to in film and TV classifications will change following new research. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), which decides on the certification of
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Black and minority ethnic (BME) women who are sexually abused are being let down by racialised responses from health professionals, police and social services, a report has suggested. Research by
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The Scottish Government has set up a new fund that aims to reduce the harms associated with prostitution, as well as reducing men’s demand for it. A total of £100,000
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A care worker targeted “the most vulnerable” people in a care home so they would not be able to speak out when she sexually abused them, according to a new
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The ‘Promoting sexual safety through empowerment‘ report looks at how adult social care services keep people safe from sexual incidents. It also looks at how services can support them to
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David Steel has quit the Liberal Democrats and announced his retirement from the House of Lords in the wake of a new report into historical child sexual abuse. The former
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This investigation concerns institutional responses to allegations of child sexual abuse and exploitation involving persons of public prominence who were associated with Westminster. Westminster is defined in this report as
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The political establishment spent decades turning “a blind eye” to allegations of child sexual abuse, with high-profile politicians protected from police action as whips sought to avoid “gossip and scandal”
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A ruling by a family court judge who concluded that a woman who said she was raped by her partner did nothing “physically” to stop him has been made public.
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Harvey Weinstein’s conviction “marks a new era of justice” for victims of sexual misconduct, the chairwoman of Time’s Up UK has said. Dame Heather Rabbatts, who leads the UK branch
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