Child sexual abuse has been found in most major UK religions, according to a new report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse; with some found to have no
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A watchdog has raised “acute” concerns over how the Metropolitan Police investigates child abuse online and warned this could put youngsters in danger. Inspectors found probes into the viewing and
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A High Court judge has invited Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to contribute to litigation centred on a troubled teenage girl who has been “detained” in the side room of a
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Doctors can lawfully stop providing life-support treatment to a severely disabled 14-year-old boy, a High Court judge has ruled. Mr Justice Cobb concluded that a move to palliative care is
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Comedian Paddy McGuinness has said the “postcode lottery” of support for parents of autistic children needs to change. The TV presenter, who has three autistic children, also spoke of the
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Councils have called for more support amid a “harrowing” rise in deaths and serious harm of children linked to abuse or neglect in the year since England’s first coronavirus lockdown.
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A shielding four-year-old is to help front a Scottish charity’s national summer fundraising appeal after overcoming the lockdown “struggle” last year. Anya Behl (pictured) has a rare condition called alternating
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One of Britain’s most senior judges has described a lack of “proper provision” for children who require approved secure accommodation as “scandalous”. Supreme Court justice Lord Stephens said the problem
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A new Government strategy which includes faster diagnoses and better access to health and social care for autistic people is set to be launched. The aim is to try and
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Tactics exploited by perpetrators working in institutions enable child sexual abuse to continue even today, according to new research study from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. Based on
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