Sarah’s Law is Not Working Says NSPCC report
Thursday, 30 July 2015
“Children may be at risk of harm from sexual predators as very few police forces are making full use of Sarah’s Law” says the NSPCC in report released today. Since it became possible in 2011 for adult custodians, who believe a child in their care is at risk, to find out if a named individual
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Why Did the Government Cover Up Child Abuse by Ministers and Members of Government?
Thursday, 23 July 2015
The recent revelation of papers found in a box marked “Cabinet Secretary Miscellaneous Papers” which shows that there was a cover up of allegations of child abuse is not surprising to me, not only because I have been hearing anecdotal allegations against senior public figures since at least 1997, but also because in the past
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What Will the Historic Child Abuse Inquiry Opening Achieve?
Thursday, 09 July 2015
Almost a year to the day on Thursday this week, the wide ranging Historical Child Abuse Inquiry will finally open its doors, ironically, some 5 days after Independence Day in the United States. I say ironically because complaints about the independence of 2 proposed Chairs – Baroness Butler-Sloss, and Fiona Woolf have resulted in their
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Abuse Lawyer Not Surprised by Report Into ‘Failings’ of Police in Child Abuse Investigations
Thursday, 02 July 2015
Child Abuse Investigations The BBC have reported on a newly published report by the Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) which accuses the Police in England and Wales of failing to carry out effective investigations into allegations of child abuse and neglect. The report focuses on in excess of 500 cases across eight forces where there was
- Published in Peter Garsden's Blog
Abuse lawyer welcomes news that Lord Janner will face charges of historic child abuse
Wednesday, 01 July 2015
Child abuse lawyer Peter Garsden has welcomed the decision of an independent QC who has overruled the original decision of Alison Saunders, the Director of Public Prosecutions, not to charge Lord Janner over claims of historical sex abuse because of his dementia. The case has been listed for Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 7 August following
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