‘One of Britain’s most notorious child sex offenders has been refused parole for the 10th time. Sidney Cooke, now 94, was jailed for life with a minimum five-year term in 1999 for the abuse of two brothers.’
BBC News, 28th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who was sexually abused in a children’s home in the 1950s has called for an inquiry and an apology.’
BBC News, 28th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Leicestershire police were guilty of multiple serious and inexcusable failures to properly investigate allegations of child sexual abuse against the late Labour peer Greville Janner, according to a damning report.’
The Guardian, 19th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who groomed and sexually abused vulnerable children over two decades has been jailed for at least 22 years.’
BBC News, 13th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who raped and sexually exploited young women and teenage girls he met online has been jailed for seven years.’
BBC News, 11th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police force has released audio clips from child sex offenders in the hope they will help prevent others from escalating into criminal behaviours. The move has provoked a split reaction, with a charity arguing that if it helps even one person, it is beneficial. However, a survivor of child sex abuse said they were upset that abusers had been given a platform by Avon and Somerset Police.’
BBC News, 10th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ofcom has laid out the measures it will require video-sharing platforms to take to better protect users.’
BBC News, 6th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Government is under mounting pressure to introduce mandatory reporting of suspected child sexual abuse after the broadcaster Charlie Webster was contacted by thousands of people within a week of her documentary into athletics.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd October 2021
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A footballer has been jailed for 24 years for “gruesome” sex attacks on six victims as young as seven.’
BBC News, 27th September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who murdered the teenage girl who called him her father has been sentenced to life in prison and must serve 32 years before he can be considered for release.’
The Independent. 11th September 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In April this year, thousands of anonymous reports were shared by students on Everyone’s Invited, a website which encourages young survivors of sexual abuse to share their stories. After these reports were received, Everyone’s Invited decided to name the schools implicated in these accounts. Of the 2,962 schools identified, 2,556 are secondary schools and 406 primary schools and 119 universities. To date, in excess of 51,000 testimonies have been shared on the site.’
3 Hare Court, 1st September 2021
Source: www.3harecourt.com
‘UK religious groups have been accused of “shocking failings” and “blatant hypocrisy” in the way they handle child sex abuse allegations, according to the findings of a recent inquiry.’
Each Other, 7th September 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘A British mum who sexually abused her children and even urinated in their drinks was caught by the FBI, a court heard.’
The Independent, 6th September 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Children involved in religious organisations, including Sunday schools and madrasas, are vulnerable to sexual abuse in cultures where victim blaming, abuse of power and mistrust of external authorities are common, a report says. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) said there was “no doubt that the sexual abuse of children takes place in a broad range of religious settings”. It found evidence of “egregious failings” and highlighted the hypocrisy of religions that purport to teach right from wrong, yet fail to protect children.’
The Guardian, 2nd September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Met Police has been warned it could put children in danger because of the way it investigates online abuse.’
BBC News, 1st September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Church of England has apologised for its role in the suicide of a former priest, who spent a year under investigation over unfounded rumours of child abuse.’
The Independent, 26th August 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The combined effect of sections 1 and 39 of the Act is that on application of an entitled applicant the court may discharge a care order or replace it with a supervision order, in which case there is no requirement for the s 31(2) threshold to be crossed (the threshold for making a care or supervision order – significant harm). As the decision concerns a question of upbringing, the child’s welfare is the court’s paramount consideration, and particular regard is to be given to the factors in the welfare checklist in s1(3). The court shall not make the order unless to do so would be better for the child than making no order. Provisions of the Act must, so far as is possible to do so, be read and given effect in a way which is compatible with rights protected by Arts 3 and 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950.’
Becket Chambers, 20th August 2021
Source: becket-chambers.co.uk
‘A man who murdered his baby son and inflicted life-changing injuries on the infant’s twin brother by violently shaking them has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 10th August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Syvil Lloyd Morris, Solicitor Advocate and co-founder of Bastian Lloyd Morris, challenges three precepts of the Family Justice System.’
Family Law Week, 10th August 2021
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan Police are waging a legal battle over the sacking of a senior officer who was convicted of possessing a child abuse video. Superintendent Novlett Robyn Williams successfully appealed against the decision to dismiss her earlier this year and was reinstated as a police officer.’
The Independent, 4th August 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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