‘Three police forces are to be investigated by the police watchdog over concerns they failed to act on intelligence about suspected sex offenders living in their area.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The pair of underage girls groomed for sex by a 50-year-old paedophile, Peter Mitchell, could not attend his sentencing at Derby crown court on Tuesday for one simple reason: they did not exist. The satisfaction of justice was instead enjoyed by a middle-aged married couple who have become the latest in a wave of vigilante “hunters” who are so frustrated at police inaction to stop online grooming of children that they are taking the law into their own hands.’
The Guardian, 11th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons by Theresa May and in the House of Lords by Lord Bates.’
Home Office, 11th November 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘A former RAF officer has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for committing 23 sex offences against boys at a German military base in the 1980s.’
BBC News, 10th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has had an appeal against his eight-year sentence for sex offences rejected by the Court of Appeal.’
BBC News, 7th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the independent panel inquiry into child abuse, which has been established to consider whether institutions in England and Wales have taken seriously their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse.’
Home Office, 3rd November 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘A total of 12 NHS Trusts have become embroiled in fresh abuse allegations against late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile, raising the number of NHS organisations undertaking investigations to 41.’
The Independent, 6th November 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An inquiry into the Home Office’s handling of child sex abuse claims in the 1980s has failed to uncover any of the missing documents that prompted the probe, BBC Newsnight has been told.’
BBC News, 7th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A secret file which is said to contain the names of paedophiles with links to the British establishment and which is rumoured to be locked away in archives at the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Library, could be made public as part of the Government’s child abuse inquiry.’
The Independent, 5th November 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A charitable trust has launched an Appeal Court challenge over the compensation scheme for people who say they were abused by Jimmy Savile.’
BBC News, 4th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The police watchdog is to investigate North Wales Police’s delay in looking into allegations of child sex abuse uncovered by Canadian police.’
BBC News, 3rd November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘High Court judge says the Justice Secretary is failing in his duty to provide the course high-risk prisoners need to take before they are considered for release.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The government’s child sex abuse inquiry was thrown into crisis after Fiona Woolf became the second senior legal figure to quit as chair over her links to the Westminster political establishment.’
The Guardian, 31st October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Rolf Harris has lost the first round of his bid to appeal against his convictions for a string of indecent assaults.’
The Guardian, 31st October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A junior doctor working in paediatrics has admitted sexually abusing boys as young as 12.’
BBC News, 31st October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Theresa May, the home secretary, has been accused of delaying the release of a completed report about the Home Office’s handling of child abuse allegations during the furore about who should chair the new official inquiry into what happened.’
The Guardian, 2nd November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A high court judge has justified a controversial media blackout around the death of a baby in Cumbria by saying possible criminal proceedings could be prejudiced by any reporting of the case.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Three care workers have been jailed for abusing dementia patients at a Cumbria home.’
BBC News, 24th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘More than 17,000 prisoners released into the community after serving short jail terms went on to commit new crimes last year, official figures have shown.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Campaigners want it to be made illegal for adults to send sexual messages to children.’
BBC News, 24th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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