Government funding announced to tackle CSE
The government has announced funding to help tackle online grooming for child sexual exploitation (CSE).
Home secretary Amber Rudd has awarded more than £20m over three years from the Police Transformation Fund following a successful regional pilot, led by Norfolk police, which saw dedicated officers operating online in forums and chatrooms, to identify and disrupt offenders.
The [...]
Domestic abuse allegations feature in 60% of child contact cases
Domestic violence is alleged in almost two thirds of child contact cases, research by Cafcass and Women’s Aid has found.
Domestic abuse was alleged in 62% of cases with fathers more likely to be the subject of allegations than mothers. The research by Cafcass and Women’ Aid found a complex picture of domestic abuse within family [...]
Special report: The scale and nature of Child Sexual Abuse
Fifteen per cent of girls have experienced child sexual abuse before the age of 16, a report by the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse has found.
Taking into account the variations in prevalence studies for England and Wales, the available data suggests that 15% of girls or young women and 5% of boys or [...]
Expert’s Corner with David McClenaghan
David McClenaghan is Partner & Solicitor-Advocate, Higher Courts Civil Proceedings, at Bolt Burdon Kemp and head of the child abuse team. Here he explains his role in helping survivors of abuse to come to terms with their experiences.
One of the high points of David McClenaghan’s career so far has been helping a survivor of [...]
13-year-old girls fear forced marriages
Children as young as 13 are reporting concerns about forced marriages, a charity has warned.
Girls as young as 13 told Childline counsellors they were frightened about being taken abroad and forced to marry strangers by their families. Many said they experienced emotional abuse from their parents and were afraid of being cut [...]
Kids Company directors face ban from running companies
The former directors at defunct charity Kids Company could be banned from running a company for a period of up to six years.
The Insolvency Service has announced its intention to bring proceedings against the nine former directors at Kids Company to have them disqualified from running or controlling companies for periods of between two-and-a-half and [...]
