Social worker stabbed multiple times during welfare visit on children
A man has been charged with attempted murder after he stabbed a social worker who was attempting to check on the welfare of children at an address in Haringey.
A 61-year-old social worker employed by Haringey Council and two police officers were assaulted during the incident. Sulai Bukhari has been charged with one count of [...]
Police and CPS pledge to work together on rape allegations
The police and prosecutors have pledged to work more collaboratively together from the outset of investigations into rape allegations to increase the number of cases reaching court.
An action plan has been established and is underway to improve the relationship between the two agencies to ensure a better working relationship from the start of a [...]
Sexual abuse impacted greatly on survivors’ mental health
Almost 90 per cent of victims and survivors of child sexual abuse have experienced mental health problems as a result of their trauma, according to a report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.
The Inquiry revealed that almost all victims and survivors spoken to described some kind of impact as a result of [...]
Campaign warns of online grooming over the summer
A campaign is reaching out to teenagers to empower them to stand up to online grooming and child sexual abuse over the summer.
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), with support from tech companies including Microsoft, Twitter, Snapchat, and TikTok are warning teens about online grooming and sexual abuse during the school summer holidays as a [...]
Special Report: CSE in Bradford – lessons still need to be learned
There have been substantial improvements in Child Sexual Exploitation practice in Bradford, but there is still learning to be done, a review has found.
The review, which was commissioned by the Chair of the former Bradford Safeguarding Children Board prior to the establishment of the current Bradford Partnership, was carried out by an independent person, [...]
Child abuse enabled to occur in institutions due to tactics employed by perpetrators
Perpetrators of child sexual abuse are using tactics in institutions which enables them to abuse children even today, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has found.
The research explores the offending strategies of alleged perpetrators across a wide range of contemporary institutional contexts, such as schools, sport and foster care, as well as the [...]
