A researcher at the University of Huddersfield is recreating rape trials – with the participation of professional lawyers and actors – in order to discover if low conviction rates are
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Cafcass has launched Parenting Plan and Family Meetings: a free support service for separated parents in Greater Manchester, Durham, Teesside and North Yorkshire to assist families to agree arrangements for
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The chief of South Yorkshire Police is to step down following criticism that handling of child sexual exploitation cases by his force was “inadequate”. Chief Constable David Crompton is to
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Direct Government intervention with South Yorkshire Police is needed to improve the force’s performance when dealing with the sexual abuse of children, the Lords heard. Lib Dem peer Lord Scriven
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A new research project led by Professor Elizabeth Hughes (pictured) from the University of Huddersfield will explore the connection between poor sexual health of people with serious mental illness. The
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A group of 12 men who sexually exploited a vulnerable teenage schoolgirl for their own “selfish, sexual gratification” have received jail sentences of up to 20 years. Eleven of the
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When family difficulties mean that children are at risk of abuse or neglect and face being taken into care or becoming candidates for adoption, how can their fathers be brought
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Everybody has a life story. These are rich and varied and can be used to communicate who we are to the people around us. People with dementia sometimes need help
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A council has said it is “unable to determine the exact circumstances” of how a grandmother suffered terrible injuries which her family believe were the result of multiple rat bites.
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An outbreak of highly drug resistant gonorrhoea has been detected in the north of England, triggering a national alert. Fifteen cases have been detected by Public Health England (PHE) so
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