Blackpool Couple and Ex-Wife On Trial For Child Sexual Abuse
Tuesday, 26 June 2018
A Blackpool couple are currently on trial for multiple accusations of historical child abuse against a number of children. The alleged abuse is said to span decades, consisting of several different types of physical and sexual abuse towards children. The ex-wife of the husband to the accused couple is also on trial. Peter Garsden, Head of
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Did Barnardo’s Destroy Documents As Part Of An Abuse Cover-up?
Wednesday, 07 June 2017
Following the first day of public hearings into the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry, claims have been made that the UK’s leading children’s charity, Barnardo’s purposefully and systematically destroyed files that contained evidence needed to bring abuse claims against them. Leading Abuse Solicitor, Peter Garsden, looks into the claims and discusses what this should mean for future
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System Failing Child Sex Abuse Victims
Friday, 21 April 2017
In a report by the Children’s Commissioner for England it has been alleged that victims of child sex abuse are being let down by the very systems and procedures that are designed to protect them from harm. The findings highlighted that warning signs are being missed, investigations are being delayed unnecessarily and, perhaps most concerning
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Operation Hydrant Continue To Receive New Football Abuse Referrals
Thursday, 13 April 2017
Operation Hydrant, the specialist unit set up to investigate allegations of child abuse at football clubs, continues to receive new referrals as the extent of the scandal continues to grow. Since former footballer Andy Woodward came forward and disclosed the abuse he suffered as a young footballer at the hands of a coach, Operation Hydrant
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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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Breaking the cycle of child abuse
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Child abuse lawyer Peter Garsden is to speak at the forthcoming Enough Abuse conference on the Goddard Inquiry and Mandatory Reporting. The event, ‘Breaking the Cycle … changing Lives’, being held on Friday 29th April at the Greater Manchester Police Training Centre in Manchester aims to listen and discuss the challenges facing the prevention of
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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 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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Jimmy Savile child abuse – what will the ‘final lessons learnt’ be?
Tuesday, 09 September 2014
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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