Recorded child abuse crimes soar by three quarters in four years
Police reports have revealed that the number of children being sexually abused online has grown by three-quarters in four years.
However, as politicians are set to scrutinise the draft Online Safety Bill, designed to protect children online, the NSPCC says that the bill falls significantly short of tackling this issue.
Sir Peter Wanless, chief executive of [...]
‘Delays in the cases of non-recent abuse are not going away any time soon’
Clare Jerrom speaks to David McClenaghan Head of Abuse at Bolt Burdon Kemp about delays in the criminal justice system and investigations into cases of non-recent child sexual abuse.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated delays in the criminal justice system for victims and survivors of non-recent sexual abuse, with court hearings cancelled during the lockdown [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Child sexual abuse found in most major religions in UK
‘Blatant hypocrisy and moral failing of religions’ has been highlighted following an investigation which found child sexual abuse had been found in most major religions in the UK.
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse report ‘Child protection in religious organisations and settings’ examined evidence received from 38 religious organisations with a presence in England [...]
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 [...]
