Category: child abuse

Curbs on expert cross-examination could lead to wrongful removals, family silks warn – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 25th, 2024 in child abuse, children, cross-examination, expert witnesses, news, pilot schemes by tracey

‘Senior family lawyers have warned that a little-known pilot project centring on the role and use of expert evidence will see children wrongly taken from their families. The Department for Education-funded pilot is up and running at NHS trusts in Manchester, Sheffield and Birmingham with little information available to either the public or family law specialists.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 24th June 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Different treatment for other boroughs – discriminatory policy – Nearly Legal

Posted June 24th, 2024 in child abuse, equality, families, housing, judicial review, landlord & tenant, local government, news, sex discrimination, women by tracey

‘AK, R (On the Application Of) v Westminster City Council (2024) EWHC 769 (Admin). This was a judicial review of Westminster’s Allocation policy as it applied to ‘reciprocal transfers’ between another borough and Westminster.’

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Nearly Legal, 23rd June 2024

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Teacher given life ban after having sex with pupil – BBC News

Posted June 17th, 2024 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, children, news, restraining orders, school children, sexual offences, teachers by tracey

‘A teacher who repeatedly had sex with a vulnerable 16-year-old pupil has been told by a judge he will never be allowed to teach again.’

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BBC News, 14th June 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Gary Glitter ordered to pay more than £500,000 to woman he abused – BBC News

Posted June 12th, 2024 in child abuse, children, damages, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘The paedophile former pop star Gary Glitter has been ordered by a high court judge to pay more than £500,000 in damages to one of the women he abused.’

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BBC News, 11th June 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Rally official jailed for ‘sickening’ child abuse – BBC News

Posted June 11th, 2024 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual grooming by tracey

‘A rally driving official who committed “sickening” non-recent sex offences against a teenage girl in Lincolnshire has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 10th June 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man raped girl and pushed her brother off cliff – BBC News

Posted June 7th, 2024 in attempted murder, child abuse, children, news, rape, sexual offences by sally

‘A man has been found guilty of raping a young girl and throwing her brother off a cliff after the boy discovered she was being abused.’

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BBC News, 6th June 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Child sex offender banned from teaching for life after online grooming conviction – The Independent

Posted May 31st, 2024 in child abuse, children, disciplinary procedures, imprisonment, internet, news, sentencing, sexual grooming, sexual offences, teachers by michael

‘A Hampshire teacher convicted of online grooming has been banned from the classroom indefinitely.’

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The Independent, 31st May 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Convicted paedophile banned from teaching – BBC News

Posted May 30th, 2024 in child abuse, disciplinary procedures, indecent photographs of children, news, sexual grooming, teachers by tracey

‘A primary school teacher has been banned from the profession after being convicted of making and distributing indecent photos of children, as well as attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.’

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BBC News, 29th May 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Music conductor sentenced over child sex offences – BBC News

Posted May 29th, 2024 in child abuse, children, news, sentencing, sexual offences by tracey

‘A world-renowned classical music conductor who pleaded guilty to a number child sex offences has been given a suspended prison sentence.’

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BBC News, 28th May 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Operation Stovewood: Rotherham taxi driver guilty of raping two young girls – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted May 28th, 2024 in child abuse, news, rape, sexual offences, taxis by tracey

‘A former taxi driver has been found guilty of committing child sex offences against two underage girls during the 2000s.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 24th May 2024

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Rotherham child abuse gang leader handed 12-year sentence for rape of another girl – The Independent

Posted May 28th, 2024 in child abuse, gangs, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by tracey

‘A gang leader sentenced for sexually exploiting children in Rotherham has been convicted of another rape after a new victim came forward. Mohammed Imran Ali Akhtar, 42, who was already serving 23 years for child sex abuse crimes, was handed a 12-year prison term on Friday.’

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The Independent, 26th May 2024

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Letterbox contact can no longer be seen as appropriate regime for most cases, and should “certainly not be the norm”: Family President – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 24th, 2024 in adoption, child abuse, children, constitutional law, families, family courts, judges, judiciary, local government, news, parliament, prerogative powers, royal family, victims by sally

‘The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has outlined the need for a “new approach” to post-adoption contact, noting that letterbox contact can “no longer be seen as the appropriate regime for most cases”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 23rd May 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Judge orders child to see mum accused of sex abuse – BBC News

Posted May 24th, 2024 in appeals, child abuse, children, families, indecent photographs of children, local government, news, social services, victims by sally

‘A judge in Liverpool ordered social services to arrange face-to-face contact between a “scared” toddler and a mother charged with sexually abusing her, a court has heard.’

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BBC News, 24th May 2024

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Kate Roughley jailed for 14 years over death of baby at Stockport nursery – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2024 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, child abuse, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

‘A “callous” nursery worker has been jailed for 14 years for killing a nine-month-old girl who was strapped face down to a beanbag for more than 90 minutes.’

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The Guardian, 22nd May 2024

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OnlyFans complaint over BBC investigation rejected by Ofcom – BBC News

Posted May 21st, 2024 in BBC, child abuse, complaints, internet, news, pornography by sally

‘A complaint by OnlyFans about a BBC investigation which highlighted claims that child abuse images had originated on its site has been rejected by Ofcom.’

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BBC News, 20th May 2024

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Woman found guilty of killing nine-month-old girl at Stockport nursery – The Guardian

Posted May 21st, 2024 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, child abuse, homicide, news by sally

‘A “callous” nursery worker is facing years in jail after being convicted of killing a nine-month-old girl who died after being strapped face down to a beanbag for more than 90 minutes.’

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The Guardian, 20th May 2024

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Premier League club boss wins anonymity in child sex abuse civil case – BBC News

Posted May 10th, 2024 in anonymity, child abuse, children, civil justice, damages, news, sexual offences, sport by sally

‘A Premier League boss has been granted a High Court anonymity order in a civil case against him for allegedly sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl.’

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BBC News, 9th May 2024

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Court of Appeal finds judge fell into errors of principle when making finding of ‘inflicted injuries’ – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 7th, 2024 in care orders, child abuse, evidence, families, judges, mistake, news by tracey

‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal against a judge’s findings that fractures to both the tibias of a 10 month old girl had been inflicted either deliberately or recklessly by either her mother or father.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 2nd May 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Former Met Police officer branded ‘the devil’ as he is jailed for life over multiple rapes – The Independent

Posted May 2nd, 2024 in child abuse, kidnapping, London, news, non-molestation orders, police, rape, sentencing by sally

‘A former Metropolitan Police officer jailed for multiple counts of rape has been described as the “devil” and a “pathetic excuse of a man” by his victims.’

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The Independent, 1st May 2024

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‘Failure to remove’ claims and Article 3: SZR v Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council [2024] EWHC 598 (QB) – Doughty Street Chambers

Posted April 30th, 2024 in chambers articles, child abuse, child neglect, human rights, local government, news, social services by sally

‘For claims concerning alleged failures by social services departments to remove children from situations of neglect and abuse, the sands continue to shift. Decisions of the Supreme Court in CN v Poole [2019] UKSC 25 and HXA and YXA [2023] UKSC 52 appear to have narrowed the scope of claims in negligence. Attention has increasingly turned to the scope of similar claims that may be brought pursuant to Article 3 of schedule 1 to the Human Rights At 1998, in particular, relying on the ‘operational duty’ to take reasonable preventative measures to protect a member of the public from a real and immediate risk of harm of which the authorities are or ought to be aware.’

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Doughty Street Chambers, 22nd March 2024

Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk