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Year: 2014

Jimmy Savile child abuse – what will the ‘final lessons learnt’ be?

Tuesday, 09 September 2014 by
Jimmy Savile
The woman tasked to oversee investigations into Jimmy Savile child abuse within the NHS is expected to publish her final report sometime this week. Kate Lampard, a former practising barrister and former Deputy Chair of the Financial Ombudsman Service, was appointed by the Secretary of State in October 2012 to provide independent oversight of three
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Lawyer of the Year award

Tuesday, 09 September 2014 by
Peter Garsden abuse law solicitors
Child abuse lawyer Peter Garsden picked up the Lawyer of the Year award at the QualitySolicitors network annual conference in Manchester. Peter leads a team of some of the most highly respected child abuse lawyers in the country. His firm has won a number of awards for the care and empathy they show their clients
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New Chair of Child Abuse Inquiry Panel Announced

Tuesday, 09 September 2014 by
Fional Woolf
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 by
child abuse investigations
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 by
Simon Byrne - Chief Constable of Cheshire
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 by
Hand Holding Cross
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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An ‘explosion’ of abuse allegations in Britain’s top boarding schools

Tuesday, 02 September 2014 by
Caldicott Prep school
Leading Abuse lawyer, Peter Garsden, has been quoted in an article in Newsweek regarding the increase in ex pupils from ‘elite’ boarding schools bringing civil actions against their schools for with abuse allegations and failing to protect them from abuse. The article refers to the fact that prosecutions for child abuse in Britain’s public schools
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Rotherham child abuse scandal – the true horror exposed

Thursday, 28 August 2014 by
Alexis Jay OBE
Following an investigation into the Rotherham child abuse scandal, Council leader Roger Stone has announced that he is to step down with immediate effect. He said: “I think it is only right that I, as leader, take responsibility on behalf of the council for the historic failings that are so clearly described in the report.”
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Jimmy Savile Trust challenges the compensation scheme in the Court of Appeal

Monday, 04 August 2014 by
Jimmy Savile
I will be speaking on BBC Radio Leeds drivetime concerning the news that the trustees controlling Jimmy Savile’s trust are trying to prevent victims claiming compensation from his estate. As it stands the victims can’t legally claim compensation from the money which the trust controls, but they can claim from Savile’s estate. But now, the
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‘Cop Amnesty’ in Westminster abuse inquiry needs to be ‘carefully put together’ says Abuse lawyer

Wednesday, 16 July 2014 by
Westminster
A former Special branch police officer has called for an amnesty to help retired colleagues share what they know of the paedophile network operating in Westminster in the 1980s. This follows the announcement of the Home Office review which is to investigate the handling of documents relating to claims of a paedophile ring at Westminster
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