‘The Government is to consult on extending the new criminal offence of ‘wilful neglect’ of patients to children’s social care, education and elected members in a bid to eradicate “the culture of denial”, the Prime Minister has announced.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd March 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.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
‘In the wake of Stoke Mandeville’s report on Jimmy Savile, an award-winning project that works with prisoners has cut reoffending rates by 83%.’
The Guardian, 1st 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
‘People with a depressive illness are three times more likely to commit a violent or sex crime than those in the general population, a study suggests.’
BBC News, 25th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It was the trial of Michael Brewer in 2013 that exposed the dark secret of abuse at some of the UK’s most prestigious music schools. Brewer, a former head of music at Chetham’s in Manchester, was found guilty of indecently assaulting a pupil who was 14 at the time. His victim, Frances Andrade, a gifted violinist, killed herself after giving evidence against him, before he was sentenced to six years in jail.’
The Guardian, 20th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A former Guildhall School of Music teacher who lured his female pupils into soundproof practice rooms before he raped and abused them has been jailed for 11 years.’
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The Independent, 20th February 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The government is being urged to extend the scope of the child sexual abuse inquiry to cover the whole of the UK – rather than just England and Wales.’
BBC News, 13th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The former television weatherman Fred Talbot has been convicted of indecently assaulting two teenage boys when he was a teacher.’
The Guardian, 13th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A retired PE teacher has been jailed for nine years for sexually abusing schoolboys nearly 60 years ago.’
BBC News, 13th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘One in five serious sexual assaults targets someone who is unconscious or asleep, an official analysis suggests.’
BBC News, 12th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former children’s doctor convicted of sexually assaulting young girls at Stoke Mandeville Hospital during the 70s and 80s has been jailed for 18 years.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th February 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Plans for Europe’s largest juvenile prison were criticised last night after a new report claimed that jailing children increased the chances of them becoming sex offenders in adulthood.’
Full story
The Independent, 10th February 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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