‘The criminal court system is wilting due to a lack of resources’
Clare Jerrom talks to Head of Abuse at Horwich Farrelly Alastair Gillespie about delays in investigations of non-recent cases of abuse from a defendant’s perspective.
The greatest delay in non-recent cases of childhood sexual abuse is the length of time it takes for a victim or survivor to come forwards and disclose, a leading defendant solicitor [...]
Re-traumatising, re-triggering and disempowering – survivors of non-recent sexual abuse experiences of the criminal justice system
Clare Jerrom speaks to Chris Tuck about her experiences as a survivor of non-recent child abuse in the criminal justice system.
Victims and survivors of non-recent child sexual abuse are experiencing delays in the investigation of their cases of three years plus, impacting their mental and physical health in what becomes an all-consuming [...]
One in 5 suicides in Scotland are aged under 30
One in every five suicide deaths in Scotland was someone under the age of 30 in 2020, official statistics have revealed.
The National Records of Scotland figures show that there were 805 probable suicides registered in Scotland in 2020 - a decrease of 28 (3%) since 2019. However, one in every five suicide deaths was [...]
Hotline urges night workers to report concerns about CSE
People working night shifts are being urged to be vigilant for signs of exploitation among young people by Barnardo’s Scotland and Crimestoppers.
Barnardo’s Scotland’s ‘Nightwatch Hotline’ is a joint initiative between the two charities and Police Scotland which has been running for three years. It allows the public, and those working within the night time [...]
Delay in public inquiry into child abuse in Scotland was ‘woeful and wholly avoidable’
The delay in establishing the public inquiry into past institutional child abuse was “woeful and wholly avoidable,” the chair of the inquiry has said.
Publishing her findings into the Scottish Government’s response between August 2002 and December 2014 to Petition PE535, and other key issues raised by adult survivors of childhood abuse experienced in care [...]
Scottish government proposes National Care Service
The Scottish government is proposing a National Care Service incorporating children and adult social work to “to consistently deliver high quality services to every single person who needs them, across Scotland”.
A consultation published by the Scottish government proposes the establishment of a National Care Service (NCS), as an opportunity to address some of the [...]
