Action required now on child abuse helpline
Tuesday, 26 July 2016
A leading child abuse lawyer has called for the urgent launch of a dedicated helpline for frontline public sector staff to report suspicions of child abuse. Peter Garsden, partner at Simpson Millar solicitors and President of the Association of Children Abuse Lawyers has welcomed the consultation into reporting and acting on child abuse and neglect,
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Secret filming case highlights risks new technology poses to children
Tuesday, 26 July 2016
A Head Teacher in Bristol has admitted to secret filming using a spy pen to film pupils and staff in the toilets of a primary school, prompting concerns over child safety. Examining the implications, and highlighting the safeguarding dangers caused by improved technology, Child Abuse Lawyer Peter Garsden explains the law surrounding the case. Safeguarding
- Published in Abuse News
Teenage Girls Jailed For Kidnapping Toddler
Monday, 25 July 2016
In a harrowing case of child abduction, 2 teenage girls, aged 13 and 14, pleaded guilty to kidnapping a toddler from Primark in Newcastle and have been sentenced to 3 years and 3 months in custody. The girls’ lawyer claimed that their actions were influenced by an older, unnamed man, who convinced them kidnap the
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Leading abuse lawyer attacks sentence of notorious paedophile and law preventing victims bringing civil claims
Friday, 01 July 2016
Lawyer Peter Garsden, from Abney Garsden – a trading arm of Simpson Millar LLP, who has won widespread recognition for his groundbreaking work on hundreds of child abuse claims, today criticised the sentence handed down to convicted paedophile Douglas Slade, and criticised laws preventing his abuse victims from bringing a civil claim. Slade, was sentenced today to
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Douglas Slade conviction prompts thought over the state of the law
Friday, 01 July 2016
When Douglas Slade was convicted of 13 offences against children between the 1960’s and 1980’s on Wednesday DS Paul Meton of Avon and Somerset Police said: “It’s clear from the evidence that both Slade and Skeaping were part of a network of men who wanted to abuse children. “Evidence showed Slade would be contacted by
- Published in Peter Garsden's Blog