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One in five adults experienced child abuse before age 16
One in five adults aged between 18 and 74 years old experienced at least one form of child abuse before the age of 16, a report by the Office for National Statistics has found.
Figures taken from The Crime Survey for England and Wales estimated that this equates to 8.5 million people experiencing emotional, physical [...]
Technique launched to identify online groomers
A new technique designed to identify and block conversations between sexual predators and children has been launched by the Home Office and Microsoft.
The new technique which uses artificial intelligence will flag conversations which could be taking place between groomers and children and pass on the details of the flagged conversations to the relevant law enforcement [...]
Perpetrators of sexual abuse had easy access to children in residential care
Perpetrators of sexual abuse had "easy access" to children in residential care, a report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has found.
The report, based on what victims and survivors have shared with the Truth Project about their experiences of child sexual abuse and the institutional context in which it occurred, highlighted that [...]
Special Report: The 'acute pain and stress' of removing newborn babies at birth revealed
When a baby is removed from their families at birth for care proceedings, it causes "acute pain and stress" to everyone involved from families to professionals, an evidence and case law review published by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory has found.
The number of newborn babies who are subject to care proceedings in England and [...]
4,000 online child abuse offences on Facebook apps
Facebook apps were used in more than 4,000 instances of child abuse image and online sexual offences last year.
Freedom of Information requests from 32 UK police forces revealed that Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were used in child abuse image and online child sexual offences last year an average of 11 times a day.
The [...]
Thousands of sex offenders released under investigation following law changes
Senior lawyers have warned that a major scandal is brewing after it emerged that thousands of suspected violent criminals and sex offenders have been released under investigation.
An investigation by Newsnight showed that 93,000 suspected violent criminals and sex offenders have been released under investigation following law changes in 2017.
A Law Society review published earlier this [...]
