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The UK's Department for Education has recently launched a consultation to gather views on proposed changes to the statutory guidance...

The UK Government has announced proposals to establish a new Child Protection Authority (CPA) to reform and strengthen child safeguarding...

The Scottish Government’s announcement of a National Review of Group-Based Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Response, chaired by Professor Alexis...

In December, Ivana Bacik, the Leader of the Labour Party in the Republic of Ireland introduced the Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse...

The Northern Ireland Department of Justice’s recent launch of promotional videos aimed at child victims of serious sexual offences...

Ireland is taking an important step toward protecting survivors’ privacy in sexual offence trials. As more steps are taken to protect and...

The NSPCC defines child sexual abuse as any act that forces, tricks, or manipulates a child or young person into sexual activity. In the...

The Methodist Church in Ireland has publicly acknowledged serious shortcomings in its safeguarding practices after an independent review...

As explained in our earlier two blogs, the Irish Government has committed to establish a Commission of Investigation into sexual abuse in...

The terms of reference for the recently established Irish Commission of Investigations into the handling of CSA in schools in the...

In an earlier blog, we reported that on the 3rd of September, 2024, the Irish Minister for Education finally published the Report of...

On 16 October the House of Lords debated the lengthy Crime & Policing Bill. Nearly 70 members spoke on the wide range of issues which the...