Child sex abuse inquiry in crisis as victims walk away – Daily Telegraph
‘Theresa May, the Home Secretary, is told her inquiry is “not fit for purpose”.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2014
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‘Theresa May, the Home Secretary, is told her inquiry is “not fit for purpose”.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2014
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‘No charges will be brought against former staff at a school in Surrey where Jimmy Savile abused girls.’
BBC News, 4th December 2014
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‘Sections 114 to 122 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (SOA) introduced Foreign Travel Orders (FTO) to assist in the disruption of behaviour of those who sexually offend against children in extra jurisdictional territories. They are civil orders enabling the courts in certain circumstances to prohibit those convicted of the sexual abuse of children under 16 years of age, from travelling overseas, where there is evidence that they intend to cause serious sexual harm to children in a foreign country.’
One Inner Temple Lane, 19th November 2014
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‘Data taken from tens of millions of child abuse photos and videos will shortly be used as part of a new police system to aid investigations into suspected paedophiles across the UK.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2014
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‘Chris Grayling, the Justice Secretary, says huge spike in sex offence cases since former BBC DJ’s crimes were exposed has put added pressure on prison service.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2014
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‘A paedophile doctor who abused young cancer patients has been sentenced to 22 years in jail. Myles Bradbury, 41, of Herringswell, Suffolk, admitted abusing 18 children in his care at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, between 2009 and 2013.’
BBC News, 1st December 2014
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‘Dr John Fox, barrister of Lamb Building, reviews some recent cases which may suggest a re-consideration of the burden of proof in cases of alleged non-accidental injury.’
Family Law Week, 27th November 2014
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‘A judge has sharply criticised social workers for giving “visibly biased” evidence when a local authority applied for a final care order in relation to a three-year-old boy with a view to placing him for adoption.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th November 2014
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‘Thirteen men, all of Somali origin, have been convicted of the systematic sexual abuse of vulnerable girls as young as 13 in Bristol and officers are investigating claims against 49 other suspects.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2014
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‘The owner of a group of children’s homes has been found guilty of 26 charges of sexual abuse against troubled and vulnerable youngsters who were in his care.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2014
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‘A law forcing firms to hand details to police identifying who was using a computer or mobile phone at a given time is to be outlined by Theresa May.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2014
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‘A pensioner has been jailed after raping an 11-year-old boy in the public toilets of a Manchester shopping centre.’
The Independent, 22nd November 2014
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‘The cases of child abuse exposed so far are only the “tip of the iceberg” of the extent of sexual exploitation of young people, the Home Secretary Theresa May has warned.’
The Independent, 23rd November 2014
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‘Two more men have been banned from contact with young girls in an “innovative” High Court case to prevent child sexual exploitation.’
BBC News, 20th November 2014
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‘A five-year-old rape victim who wrote to officers telling them they had let her down was failed by Essex Police, the force’s police and crime commissioner has said.’
BBC News, 18th November 2014
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‘The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is to investigate the conduct of 10 South Yorkshire police officers in relation to their handling of reported child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.’
The Guardian, 18th November 2014
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‘MPs have rejected a “totally inappropriate” suggestion from Theresa May, the home secretary, that they should put forward three candidates to be the next chairman of the government’s child abuse inquiry.’
The Guardian, 13th November 2014
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‘Three police forces are to be investigated by the police watchdog over concerns they failed to act on intelligence about suspected sex offenders living in their area.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2014
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‘This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons by Theresa May and in the House of Lords by Lord Bates.’
Home Office, 11th November 2014
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‘A man has been barred from entering a park because of a policy banning single men or women without children from visiting the attraction in case they are paedophiles.’
The Independent, 9th November 2014
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