College sued over sex abuse claim – BBC News
“A former City lawyer is claiming £5m damages against a Catholic school over sexual abuse he alleges he suffered there during the 1970s.”
BBC News, 23rd March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: child abuse
Paedophile jailed for 31 offences – BBC News
“A former Oxford university chemist has been jailed for sexually assaulting a 17-month-old girl and having almost 20,000 child sex images and videos.”
BBC News, 16th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-fencing coach jailed for abuse – BBC News
“A former leading fencing coach and school teacher who sexually assaulted a girl repeatedly over five years has been jailed for six years.”
BBC News, 12th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Baby P inquiry: 200,000 children at risk of violence or abuse, says Lord Laming – Daily Telegraph
“Two hundred thousand children are at risk of violence or abuse in their own home, according to an official report from Lord Laming commissioned after the death of Baby P.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lord Laming report to criticise child protection – Daily Telegraph
“Councils across the country are making the same mistakes that contributed to the death of Baby P, an official report is expected to say today.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Power of Attorney forms to be cheaper and simpler – Ministry of Justice
“Lasting Powers of Attorney forms will be overhauled to make them simpler to complete and cheaper to register, the Public Guardian Martin John said today.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th March 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Balls sacked Baby P chief under pressure from media, legal challenge alleges – The Guardian
“The details of Sharon Shoesmith’s judicial challenge against the children’s secretary, Ed Balls, first revealed by the Guardian last night, have been published today (10 March).”
The Guardian, 10th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Baby P care chief starts legal action against Balls – The Guardian
“The former children’s services chief who was sacked after the Baby P tragedy has launched a legal challenge against the role played in her dismissal by Ed Balls, the children’s secretary, it emerged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Harriet Harman under attack over bid to water down child pornography law – Daily Telegraph
“Harriet Harman has been accused of a conflict of interest after it emerged that she once advocated the watering down of child pornography laws.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Former priest jailed over abuse – BBC News
“A former Kent priest has been jailed for 18 months after pleading guilty to five charges of gross indecency and indecent assault against teenage boys.”
BBC News, 6th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government accused over child pornography – The Independent
“The Government is failing to resolve the issue of access to child abuse images on the internet, major children’s charities said today.”
The Independent, 23rd February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man accused of shaking 11-week-old baby is cleared after three year ordeal – Daily Telegraph
“A man accused of inflicting severe brain damage on an 11-week-old baby by shaking her has been cleared after a three-year ordeal.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The ethics of keeping a child from its parents – BBC News
“A child is removed after its parents are accused of abuse. The child is adopted and settles with a new family. If the parents are then cleared, should the child be returned, ask ethicists Rebecca Roache and Barbro Bjorkman.”
BBC News, 16th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother and boyfriend guilty of inflicting 107 injuries on child – The Independent
“A girl aged two was beaten to death by her mother and her boyfriend, who inflicted 107 separate injuries during four weeks of violence.”
The Independent, 12th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Abuse case couple lose fight to get children back – The Independent
“A couple whose children were taken from them and adopted cannot have them back, even though they ‘may be right’ in believing they suffered a miscarriage of justice, three Court of Appeal judges have ruled.”
The Independent, 12th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Young mother jailed over “horrific” cruelty campaign against two-month-old son – Daily Telegraph
“A young mother has been jailed for a ‘horrific’ campaign of cruelty against her helpless two-month-old son who died hours after her last attack, in a case that has echoes of ‘Baby P’.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Balls: ‘I did right thing over Baby P’ – The Guardian
“The Children’s secretary Ed Balls launched a strong defence of his handling of the Baby P tragedy last night after Haringey’s former head of children’s services accused him of ‘breathtaking recklessness’ that had left social workers demoralised and put children’s safety at risk.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
More to claim in child abuse case – BBC News
“A further 150 people are set to claim compensation for the abuse they suffered at children’s homes in Manchester in the 1970s and 1980s.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Babysitter jailed for raping girl – BBC News
“A Teesside man has been jailed for six years after admitting repeatedly raping a five-year-old girl he babysat for.”
BBC News, 29th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Baby death official is struck off – BBC News
“A social worker has been struck off for showing ‘extremely poor judgement’ in dealing with a case in which a 13-month-old boy was later murdered.”
BBC News, 26th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
