“A paedophile who acted as a ‘librarian’ for a global internet child abuse ring was handed an indefinite jail term yesterday after one of the biggest undercover police investigations into online child abuse.”
The Guardian, 19th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK government is facing a legal bid to compel it to appoint judges and prosecutors to deal with cases arising from the Jersey child abuse inquiry.”
BBC News, 14th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A police chief superintendent who abused his daughter when she was 10 years old and raped her when she was 17 was jailed yesterday.”
The Times, 6th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Thousands of young children are at risk of neglect or abuse because the system set up to protect them in the wake of the death of Victoria Climbié is failing.”
The Times, 4th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A nanny accused of killing the baby son of two police officers walked free from court after a judge directed a jury to find her not guilty. “
Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A woman who killed her baby son four years ago has been given a suspended 12-month jail sentence.”
BBC News, 15th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Sex tourists who abuse children abroad face prosecution in the UK. The new legislation, contained in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, will come into effect from Monday. It means that UK nationals who commit a specified sexual offence against a child overseas can expect to be prosecuted for the offence on their return to the UK.”
Daily Telegraph, 11July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A teenager who killed a baby when he spun her around and slammed her head against a wall had been banned from seeing her, it has emerged.”
BBC News, 9th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An abusive father killed himself in the dock of a court after being found guilty of a brutal assault on his baby daughter.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Voluntary groups who force adults to have unnecessary criminal records checks will be given special training by the Government, ministers said.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Jack Straw faced pressure yesterday to appoint an independent judge to oversee the child abuse investigation in Jersey, after police were prevented from charging two suspects.”
The Times, 26th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A quarter of the adult population faces an ‘anti-paedophile’ test in an escalation of child protection policies, according to a report.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A nanny shook a three-month-old baby so forcefully that he suffered severe brain damage and died almost eleven months later, a jury at Liverpool Crown Court was told yesterday.”
The Times, 24th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
In re B (Minors) (Sexual Abuse: Standard of Proof) [2008] UKHL 35; [2008] WLR (D) 186
“The standard of proof to be applied when establishing the threshold for making a care order under s 31(2) or the welfare considerations under s 1 of the Children Act 1989 was the simple balance of probabilities and neither the seriousness of the allegations nor the seriousness of the consequences should make any difference to the standard of proof in determining the facts.”
WLR Daily, 11th June 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“A social worker responsible for the welfare of eight-year-old Victoria Climbie has won her appeal to continue working in her role.”
BBC News, 4th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“One child under the age of 10 is killed every week, shocking new figures showed.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Children in divorce and separation cases are being left at risk of abuse because of serious failings by social workers dealing with their cases, according to a watchdog.”
The Times, 28th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Drawings and computer-generated images of child sex abuse would be made illegal under proposals announced by Justice Minister Maria Eagle.”
BBC News, 28th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A carer from Greater Manchester who killed a 16-month-old baby by holding him upside down and flinging him against furniture has been jailed.”
BBC News, 21st May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A devoted teenage father who struggled to cope with the demands of raising a family was jailed today for killing his five-month old baby in a fit of anger.”
The Independent, 12th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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