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I am pleased to hear that the Sex Offenders Disclosure Scheme I blogged about in March last year is to be extended nationwide.     The Home Office officially announced today that the scheme, which was being piloted by four police forces, is to be rolled out... read more

Statistics obtained by the NSPCC on the number of child sex crimes recorded in 2009 has drawn attention to the ongoing problem in England and Wales. The figures are shocking. Over 21,000 cases were recorded last year. As a solicitor dealing with child abuse compensation... read more

Over the weekend I read at Sky News about the case of Jay Jones who was repeatedly hit with a carjack by a fellow three year old when they were left alone in the back of a car. His mother had applied for criminal injuries compensation on his behalf only for this to be twice rejected both upon... read more

A 35 year old Blackburn man who was sexually abused by a teacher at a special school he was sent to in Broughton-in-Furness near Barrow in the 1970’s and 80’s, has received £10,000 in compensation from Lancashire County Council. Lancashire County Council owned and operated the school even... read more

Pannone LLP has been consulted in respect of possible legal action following the conviction of Bradford Vicar Peter Hedge last week. Hedge was convited of various sexual offences including the rape of two young boys. Hedge was described by the trial Judge as one of the most manipulative... read more

You may have read this week that nursery worker Vanessa George has admitted abusing children. George, along with her two co-defendants, pleaded guilty to numerous charges of sexual abuse and the production and distribution of indecent photographs. George was employed for the past three... read more

The first annual report for the National Catholic Safeguarding Commission (NCSC) published today reveals that there has been an increase in abuse allegations against the Catholic Church. Allegations increased in 2008 compared with previous years.  Whilst many allegations... read more

A damning report detailing child abuse at Catholic Institutions in the Republic of Ireland has revealed what is being described as a shocking catalogue of sexual and physical abuse, cruelty and neglect in a network of reformatories, industrial schools and workhouses spanning six... read more

The trial of Gordon Wateridge, former warder at the Haut de la Garenne Childrens Home in Jersey, which was due to start this week has been adjourned to enable new charges to be added. Mr Wateridge was the first person to be charged following the investigation into allegations of historic... read more

The Home Office announced last week that there is to be an extension of the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Pilot.  The Pilot, launched in September 2008 in Cleveland, Cambridgeshire, Hampshire and Warwickshire, enables an individual parent, carer or guardian to... read more