Tag: abuse
NI Politicians speak out about abuse
Darran MarshallBBC News NIBBCDeath and rape threats have been issued against some Stormont politicians and their children.Others have been physically [...]
Commissioner warns ministers over domestic abuse reforms
Jack FenwickPolitics Investigations, BBC NewsPaul SeddonPolitical reporterGetty ImagesThe domestic abuse commissioner for England and Wales has said s [...]
Trump Administration Cuts Ties With Migrant Shelter Provider After Dropping Child Abuse Lawsuit
The Justice Department dropped a Biden-era lawsuit against Southwest Key, the largest provider of housing for unaccompanied minors, after the Health a [...]
Domestic abuse 999 pilot launched after murders
Will JeffordBBC News, West MidlandsFamilyRaneem Oudeh and her mother Khaola Saleem were murdered in 2018 by Janbaz Tarin, after a string of reports to [...]
Child sex abuse survivors demand ring-fenced funding
Survivors of childhood sexual abuse have demanded the government provide dedicated funding to ensure a much-delayed plan to tackle paedophiles is put [...]
Time limit for child sex abuse claims to be removed
PA MediaA three-year time limit for child sexual abuse victims to sue for damages will be removed in England and Wales under "long overdue" government [...]
I let child abuse survivors down
David DeansPolitical reporter, BBC Wales NewsBBCJane Dodds says she will continue as the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats The leader of the Welsh [...]
AI-generated child sex abuse images targeted with new laws
Four new laws will tackle the threat of child sexual abuse images generated by artificial intelligence (AI), the government has announced.The Home Off [...]
MP abuse worse than in Jo Cox era, says sister Kim Leadbeater
Level of abuse and nastiness is "worse than ever" says Kim Leadbeater MPKim Leadbeater, the sister of murdered MP Jo Cox, has said MPs now face more s [...]
Starmer urged to close online child sex abuse loopholes
The prime minister has been urged to close a legal loophole as online images of child sex abuse hit a record high in 2014. The Internet Watch Foundati [...]
A clear nod to demands for a new child abuse inquiry
"We couldn't just leave it" is how one senior figure in government put it to me.In other words, the political reality was that demonstrable action was [...]
MP backs abuse inquiry ‘with caveats’
BBCRochdale MP Paul Waugh backs an inquiry if that is "what victims want"The Labour MP for a town where one of the most notorious child sexual exploit [...]
Oldham abuse survivors criticise government over inquiry decision
BBCThe women want the prime minster to listen to their storiesThe BBC has changed the names of the women in this article in order to protect their ide [...]
Andy Burnham backs ‘limited’ national child sex abuse inquiry
BBCAndy Burnham hit out at what he said was a "distasteful politicisation" of the issueGreater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has said he would back a [...]
Is Starmer leaving the door open to an abuse inquiry?
PA Media"He's deranged!"So said a cabinet minister to me, describing Elon Musk.The anger and exasperation at the heart of government about the world's [...]