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The BBC reports on the apology issued by Pope Benedict XVI to victims of child sex abuse by Catholic priests in Ireland. He acknowledged the sense of betrayal in the Church felt by victims and their families. However there are now an increasing number of complaints of abuse from other parts of Europe. Thus far the [...]
The BBC reports that six social workers at Birmingham City Council have been sacked over failings in the children’s services department. Their cases were not linked with that of Khyra Ishaq, the little girl who was starved to death by her mother and her boyfriend. See our earlier report on this case. A number of [...]
The BBC reports that the European Court of Human Rights has just given judgment on a case that came before the Court of Appeal in 2006. This is the case of AD –and- OH (A Child: By AD His Litigation Friend) v Bury Metropolitan Council [2006]. This case was one of a number, where the [...]
Judgement was reported yesterday on the case of Maga (By his Litigation Friend, The Official Solicitor to the Supreme Court) v Trustees of the Birmingham Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church. We reported on this case when it came before Mr Justice Jack in the High Court in 2009. The case involved the abuse of a [...]
The Daily Mail reports how a teacher, who admitted the abuse of a child in 2004 to 2005 was allowed to walk free from a court. The judge criticised the conduct of the child’s family. According to the report, they had accepted £18,000 from the teacher but did not notify the police and the money was spent on [...]
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