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Urgent calls for reform after horrific abuse of young people at private care homes
Source: The Guardian Child safeguarding practice review panel says harm was result of day-to-day failures and oversight. The government’s child safeguarding advisers have urged major reforms to protect severely disabled…
‘I was born from rape – but I won’t let it define me’
Source: BBC News Children conceived as a result of rape will soon be recognised as victims of crime in England and Wales, the government says. Here, people share their stories…
6,500 rape and sex attacks – including gang rape and child assault – in hospitals in the last three years
A new report has laid bare the horrific sexual abuse that has taken place inside hospitals over the last three years. More than 6,000 sexual attacks were reported, new figures…
Changes are being made to support child abuse victims says PCC
Shropshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) says West Mercia Police are making the “right improvements” to tackle the “evil” of child sexual exploitation. John Campion says he has been reassured…
Uganda’s failure to jail child rapists as teen pregnancies soar
Source: BBC News The shocking rise of sexual abuse of young girls in northern Uganda was revealed when it was reported that in the wake of the pandemic there was…
One in five British children have a phone by age four
Source: The Times One in five three and four-year-olds in the UK have their own mobile phone, according to Ofcom research. By the age of nine, half of children own…
Safeguarding jobs round up – April 14, 2023
Welcome to this week’s jobs round-up, where you can view some of the job vacancies currently available in the world of safeguarding. Below are a selection of jobs which will…
Assaults, neglect and a Taser revealed in ‘deeply shocking’ BBC care home investigation
Source: BBC News A company which ran children’s homes where residents were systemically abused also failed to prevent adults being harmed, BBC News has learned. An investigation found 99 cases…
Misogyny rife in RAF boys’ club, sex assault victim says
Source: BBC News The RAF is a “boys’ club” where sexual harassment, misogyny and homophobia are rife, says a female ex-corporal who was sexually assaulted while serving. Sam, not her…
A&E staff in England struggling to spot abuse cases in infants, says watchdog
Staff in hospital emergency departments in England are struggling to spot when infants are being physically abused by their parents, raising the risk of further harm, an investigation has found….
