Child abuse

Did Addenbrookes Hospital overlook signs that Dr Bradbury was abusing patients? An independent report prepared by Verita, a company commissioned by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust to in... Read More

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) The IICSA has now been launched to investigate historic child abuse throughout England & Wales, although it will be liaising with othe... Read More

Dr Myles Bradbury's sentence reduced by 6 years Addenbrooke hospitals former paediatrician Dr Myles Bradbury has successfully appealed against the length of his prison sentence and it h... Read More

Cambridge Addenbrooke’s Hospital admits breach of duty to Dr Myles Bradbury’s victims Robsonshaw solicitors who specialise in abuse compensation claims, are representing a number of ... Read More

Can I claim for abuse suffered at Bryn Estyn Children’s home? Bryn Estyn, the notorious North Wales children’s home remains in the news as victims continue to come forward and report... Read More

Lord Janner avoids charges for child abuse Lord Janner, a former Labour peer and QC, was also an MP for Leicester West.  He is said to have befriended the manager of a L... Read More

New legislation planned to tackle child abuse  David Cameron has now announced plans to introduce a new offence for social workers, teachers and local councillors which will ... Read More

Former Devon football coach now jailed On 26th February 2015, 76 year old Anthony Mitchell was sentenced at Exeter Crown Court to 21 years imprisonment for sexually abusing two boys in... Read More

The latest crime figures reveal sexual offences are on the increase The National Statistics Office (NSO) compiles statistics from a wide range of data sources and publishes that data a... Read More

Former Westminster Cathedral Choir teacher jailed for abusing boys David Lowe, a husband and father of five children was jailed for 10 years for sexually abusing his former pupils as they slept ... Read More

Are Claims against the Scouts on the increase? Every year some 400,000 youngsters aged between six and 25 years old and of both sexes will enjoy adventure, purpose and camaraderie within the S... Read More

Dr Myles Bradbury sentenced today Addenbrooke’s hospital cancer doctor has today been sentenced to 22 years imprisonment at Cambridge Crown Court.  The sentence must be a welcome resu... Read More

Resourcing prosecutions for online sex offenders The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (“CEOP”) estimate that some 50,000 people share, download or otherwise distribute... Read More