‘A report into how Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall carried out abuse while at the BBC is due to be published in May, the review’s author has said.’
BBC News, 17th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘There are a number of ongoing investigations and inquiries – criminal and otherwise – into historical abuse allegations at institutions across the UK. Here is a guide to the key inquiries and their scope.’
BBC News, 17th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Theresa May has said the claims a police investigation into the late Liberal MP Cyril Smith was scrapped, and corruption blocked other historic police operations into child abuse, were “shocking and could lead to criminal prosecutions”.’
The Guardian, 17th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Government inspectors failed to detect child sexual exploitation in Rotherham because they trusted council staff, a report by MPs has said.’
BBC News, 17th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An undercover police operation that gathered evidence of child abuse by Cyril Smith and other public figures was scrapped shortly after the MP was arrested, BBC Newsnight has been told.’
BBC News, 16th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘MPs have criticised the “chasm” between the number of reported cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK and the number of prosecutions.’
BBC News, 14th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The former TV weatherman Fred Talbot has been jailed for five years for indecently assaulting two schoolboys when he was a teacher.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Historic sexual abuse is fuelling the rise in the number of child rape cases being recorded in some parts of Wales, say two police forces.’
BBC News, 12th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Four new panel members, including the author of a report on sexual exploitation in Rotherham, have been appointed to the reformed independent inquiry into child abuse, the home secretary has announced.’
The Guardian, 12th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Documents released to Mail on Sunday reveal Margaret Thatcher knew of child abuse allegations against Rochdale MP before he was given knighthood.’
The Guardian, 8th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Murders are tragic but rare. But what drives some people to kill? Michael Mosley has been looking into research exploring the minds of murderers.’
BBC News, 9th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Teachers, social workers who work with children and councillors could face up to five years in prison if they turn a blind eye to child abuse under proposals to be set out on Tuesday by David Cameron.’
The Guardian, 3rd March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘More than 300 young people have been groomed and sexually exploited by gangs of men in Oxfordshire in the past 15 years, a damning report into the failures of police and social services to stop years of sexual torture, trafficking and rape will reveal, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 1st March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Former pop star Gary Glitter has been jailed for a total of 16 years for sexually abusing three young girls between 1975 and 1980.’
BBC News, 27th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It is now known that 60 people from Stoke Mandeville hospital were abused by Jimmy Savile. But will they and his other victims receive compensation? And where will the money come from?’
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Jimmy Savile’s victims have reacted with anger after a series of reports into his decades of abuse failed to apportion blame to any senior NHS managers. More than 40 hospitals, including Stoke Mandeville – where Savile abused at least 60 victims during a 24-year reign of terror – have investigated how the entertainer was allowed to get away with his crimes for so long. But victims branded the findings a “whitewash”, after NHS bosses claimed they had no idea what was going on.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Secretary of State for Health asked former barrister Kate Lampard to produce a ‘lessons learned’ report, drawing on the findings from all published investigations and emerging themes.’
Department of Health, 26th February 2015
‘A key report into the sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile of patients at Stoke Mandeville hospital is to be published on Thursday.’
The Guardian, 26th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘There needs to be a “cultural shift” in the way victims of crime in England and Wales are treated, a panel of criminal justice experts has said.’
BBC News, 24th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In December the High Court gave judgment in NA v Nottinghamshire County Council [2014] EWHC 4005 (QB). The claimant (who was born in 1977) said that while in her mother’s care she had suffered physical and emotional abuse, and that the defendant local authority had failed in their common law duty of care by failing either to remove her or protect her from the abuse.’
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Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd February 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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