Hundreds of rape cases are being delayed by months because of a backlog in digital processing. The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee heard that the issue is “a major
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An ex-nurse accused of inventing a VIP paedophile ring has repeated his claims in court that Sir Edward Heath, the former head of the British Army and ex-Tory MP Harvey
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Sexual abuse survivors have been “curled up on the floor crying” during their benefits assessment, MPs have heard. Labour’s Ruth George highlighted the wider impact of the benefits system on
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The assistant head teacher at a school attended by Lucy McHugh has told a court that social services decided to take no further action after she raised concerns about the
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Police in London have raised concerns with safeguarding authorities about vulnerable children and adults on average 700 times a day in recent years, newly reported figures show. Nearly 1.3 million
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Singer Sir Cliff Richard and DJ Paul Gambaccini have made calls to “redress the balance” in the legal system as they launched a petition so that those accused of sexual
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Women are being let down by lacklustre laws which are failing to protect them from image-based sexual abuse such as revenge porn and fake porn offences, a report into the
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Research by NUS Women’s Campaign finds that sexual harassment is rife in the lives of further education students, at their colleges, on social media and public space. Experiences of unwanted
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Prosecutors may be failing to file charges in alleged rape cases because of “myths and stereotypes” about the women bringing the complaints, the Victims’ Commissioner has warned. Dame Vera Baird
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Victims of sexual assault are getting a “terrible deal” from the criminal justice system and are often only believed if they have behaved like saints, Baroness Newlove has warned. The
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