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The Irish Department of Education published it’s updated guidance to schools in May 2025 in relation to child protection. This blog will...

A landmark report commissioned by the Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone in Northern Italy has revealed 67 cases of clerical abuse spanning...

On 14 July 2025 the Church of England’s General Synod finally approved the long-awaited redress scheme for victims and survivors of abuse...

The Irish Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme (the Payment Scheme) provides financial payments, and health supports to eligible...

Claims for ‘spiritual abuse’, either as a standalone claim or in addition to claims for sexual abuse or financial exploitation, are now...

A safeguarding review commissioned by Caldey Abbey concluded that victims of child sexual abuse were treated in a “heartless, hostile and...

The UK Government recently set out their mission to Break Down Barriers to Opportunity where they aim to deliver across four key areas:...

Second claim against the police for failure to investigate historic sexual abuse allegations struck out: BCLI v COMMISSIONER OF POLICE OF...

In prior blogs, consideration has been made of national redress schemes and recommendations for how they can be improved. This blog...

In Part Two of our blog examining the report published last year by the National Audit Office (NAO) on Lessons learned: Government...

From tomorrow, 26 October 2024, a new statutory duty, part of the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023,...

With the rise of social media comes the need to legislate to stay up to date with possible risks and to protect individuals who use the...