‘The police watchdog is carrying out 187 investigations into possible failings by police in their handling of historical child sex abuse cases, it has been reported.’
The Independent, 24th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Victims have begun a boycott of the Government’s child sex abuse inquiry after being ordered to sign up to a code of conduct if they want to attend meetings.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An independent review into how the Church of England handled the case of a bishop accused of being a child abuser is to be led by Lord Carlile.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Commons home affairs committee is to hold talks on the future direction of the independent inquiry into child sex abuse after receiving letters detailing the concerns of four senior lawyers who have quit the inquest.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The largest victims’ group in the independent inquiry into historical child sex abuse has quit the process, calling it an “unpalatable circus”.’
BBC News, 18th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A public hearing into allegations of child abuse against the late Lord Janner is to be put back to an undisclosed date, the national inquiry into institutional abuse has said.’
The Guardian, 16th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The number of children held in youth prisons who feel unsafe has risen significantly in recent years, an official report has warned.’
The Independent, 15th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for 12 years for shaking his partner’s baby to death.’
The Guardian, 14th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Child exploitation campaigners have warned of a looming “social emergency” after a report by the NSPCC suggested more than half a million men in the UK may have viewed child sexual abuse images on the internet.’
The Guardian, 8th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Eight men who sexually abused three teenage girls in Rotherham between 1999 and 2003 have been jailed.’
BBC News, 4th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Plans to compel professionals to report their concerns that children are being abused have been rejected by the UK’s leading child protection charity, provoking fury from a victim support group.’
The Guardian, 5th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A former North Wales Police superintendent has been jailed for 12 years for historical child sex abuse.’
BBC News, 4th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 23-year-old father has today been sentenced to life imprisonment, to serve a minimum of 15 years, after he was found guilty of the murder of his six-week-old son.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 3rd November 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A doctor struck off the medical register for the evidence she gave in so-called “shaken baby” cases, has been reinstated.’
BBC News, 3rd November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Scotland Yard has been criticized for spending too long investigating allegations that prominent establishment figures sexually abused and killed children.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A gang of Somali refugees have been jailed for their part in the systematic rape and abuse of teenage girls who were failed by police and told their “lifestyle choices” were to blame for their ordeal.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Is it ever too late to prosecute historic allegations? Richard Jory QC and Sam Jones consider whether it’s time for a rethink.’
Counsel, November 2016
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘The Catholic church could face a compensation bill of millions of pounds following a test case on sexual abuse at a former children’s home which opens on Monday.’
The Guardian, 31st October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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