New Chair of Child Abuse Inquiry Panel Announced
Tuesday, 09 September 2014
The Lord Mayor of London, Fiona Woolf, has replaced Lady Butler-Sloss as chair of the child abuse inquiry panel. The panel, to examine the extent to which public institutions failed to investigation allegations of child abuse was appointed in July 2014. Lady Butler-Sloss resignation came after she faced tremendous pressure from victims’ groups because of
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The sexual exploitation of boys and young men is a much bigger problem
Monday, 08 September 2014
Peter Garsden, president of the Association of Child Abuse Lawyers has been interviewed on Radio London following the publication of a study by University College London into the scale of the sexual exploitation of boys. The study reveals that the sexual exploitation of boys and young men is a much bigger problem than previously thought.
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Sexual exploitation in Cheshire gets more attention from the police
Monday, 08 September 2014
Leading child abuse lawyer, Peter Garsden, was interviewed on BBC Merseyside last week about the Cheshire Police announcement of a new initiative to take a more protective and proactive approach to the possibility of sexual exploitation in Cheshire by announcing that each children’s home will have it’s own designated police officer. Simpson Millar, where Mr
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Catholic priest jailed for nine years guilty of child sexual abuse
Tuesday, 02 September 2014
The Reverend Alan Morris, a church deacon who sexually abused ten schoolboys under the guise of disciplining them has been jailed for nine years. He was arrested at his home in Hale in November 2012 following a complaint to the police. The complaint came from an ex pupil who attended a baptism ceremony that Morris
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A victim of childhood abuse speaks out to urge others to come forward
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
Paul Tyler talking to Granada Report’s Ashley Derricott about the sexual and physical abuse he suffered whilst in the care of children’s homes ran by Manchester City Council in the 1970s. Paul agreed to speak out to ensure other victims don’t miss the May deadline for claiming damages. Commenting on the recent high court decision,
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Child abuse solicitors contribute to educational book aimed at children
Monday, 20 January 2014
Specialist abuse lawyers, Cheadle Hulme based Simpson Millar, have written on the subject of child abuse and how to report it to the police in the latest issue of ‘Issues Today’ which is a publication designed to address child abuse. Approximately 50,500 children in the UK are known to be at risk of abuse right now. This book
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Daniel Pelka’s death shows need for mandatory reporting
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Survivor charities are calling on Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education, to act now to help prevent further abuses of children which can lead to the tragic consequences presented in the Daniel Pelka case. NAPAC (the National Association for People Abused in Childhood), The Survivors Trust, Respond, Survivors UK and Innocence in Danger are
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More men come forward in St Anne’s Catholic School abuse case
Monday, 16 September 2013
The Manchester Evening News have reported on an earlier story of child abuse at St Anne’s Catholic School in Ancoates and how since the original story, 20 further men have come forward to say they were abused by a primary school headmaster. Many have said they were sexually assaulted either at the swimming baths or
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Cyril Smith abuse allegations
Thursday, 02 May 2013
The Manchester Evening News has today reported on the missed chances to stop sexual abuse by former Rochdale MP Cyril Smith – 40 years ago. Their investigation has revealed how police compiled an 80-page dossier of evidence in 1970 in which the former MP was accused of molesting eight boys. Commenting on the article, leading
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