A woman who was sexually abused as a child by her stepfather is challenging a law which means she cannot receive compensation because she lived with her attacker. Under the
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A senior barrister who was reprimanded for making “offensive” remarks about a teenage sex abuse victim has lost a High Court bid to clear his name. Howard Godfrey QC said
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The director of public prosecutions has pledged to apologise over failures in 47 rape and serious sexual offence cases where vital evidence was withheld from defence lawyers. Alison Saunders was
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Ministers have been urged to stump up more cash to help victims of child abuse rebuild their lives. Labour MP Sarah Champion, who has campaigned for victims of abuse in
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Girls and women in their late teens and early twenties are significantly more likely to suffer abuse at the hands of a current or former partner than those in older
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The sister of a convicted sex offender has been found guilty of posting the names of his victims online. Sophie Turner, 19, of Old Swan, Liverpool, was found guilty at
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Stalkers could be made to wear electronic tags and their victims would receive message alerts when offenders are nearby, police have said. The new initiatives were unveiled for London as
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The Government has formally unveiled a long-delayed consultation on proposals to deal with the toxic legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles, amid a political row over the exclusion of an
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Victims of domestic violence who claim Universal Credit can find themselves in thousands of pounds of rent arrears if their abuser leaves their home and the payment is split, an
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New laws to ensure victims of domestic violence will have access to social housing when they flee their abuser have been backed by MPs. The Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic
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