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A major investigation by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has called for tougher inspection and oversight of residential special schools, after hearing how some teachers exploited their positions to groom and abuse disabled pupils. A report on the […]
Police forces and local authorities must do more to protect disabled children from the risk of child sexual exploitation, according to a major investigation by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. The inquiry’s report, published this week, says that children […]
The government has used a freedom of information loophole to hide evidence that would show if a former senior civil servant – later arrested over two unconnected rape allegations – helped block laws that would have protected disabled people from sex […]
A government department appears to be trying to cover up evidence that a former senior civil servant – later arrested over two unconnected rape allegations – may have helped block tougher laws on the sexual abuse of disabled people. The Department […]
Deaf survivors of sexual abuse are being encouraged to share their childhood experiences as part of a major independent inquiry. The Truth Project, one of the three parts of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, this week launched new measures […]