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Watchdog called in to look at police response to child sexual exploitation

The Home Secretary has called in a watchdog to carry out an inspection into how police respond to child sexual exploitation. Priti Patel has commissioned Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) to look into ...

24 Mar 2022 at 15:25

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North Coast crowds urged to be 'vigilant' for signs of child sexual exploitation

The PSNI are to implement an Easter operation cracking down on child sexual exploitation on County Derry's north coast this weekend. With crowds set to hit the north coast this Easter weekend, the Police Service of Northern Ireland are asking ...

13 Apr 2022 at 17:33

Grooming gang jailed for systematic and repeated rape of teenager

A gang of sexual predators have been handed lengthy jail sentences for the grooming and systematic rape of a teenage girl who was “robbed of her childhood”. The woman – who was raped by multiple men in the Keighley area of West Yorkshire ...

18 Feb 2022 at 18:55

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Term “child pornography” is “outdated and completely incorrect” says Donegal Senator

Donegal Independent Senator Eileen Flynn said the phrase “child pornography” is “outdated and completely incorrect”, as she introduced a bill to replace the phrase in Irish legislation with “child sexual exploitation material”. Senator ...

03 Feb 2022 at 15:33

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Term “child pornography” is “outdated and completely incorrect” says Donegal Senator

03 Feb 2022 at 15:33

Northern Ireland

PSNI increases targeted searches to crack down on child sexual exploitation

Police in Northern Ireland have increased targeted searches to crack down on child sexual exploitation. The PSNI Child Internet Protection Team carried out more than 145 overt searches in 2022, seizing thousands of devices and ...

14 Mar 2023 at 13:55

World

Meta lawyers seek suit dismissal alleging failure to address human trafficking

Lawyers for Meta Platforms and several of its current and former leaders, are asking a Delaware judge to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit alleging the company has deliberately failed to protect users of its social media ...

06 Mar 2024 at 00:12

‘Serious concerns’ over Met’s response to child sexual exploitation – watchdog

The Metropolitan Police Service is failing to effectively tackle child sexual exploitation, leaving vulnerable youngsters at risk, a watchdog has warned. His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue ...

09 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Labour: Deregulation of taxi standards undercutting post-Rotherham safeguards

Safeguards introduced in Rotherham following the child sexual exploitation scandal are being undercut by the Government’s approach to taxi standards, the shadow transport secretary has said. Louise Haigh suggested ...

08 Feb 2024 at 11:51

Child sexual exploitation ‘thrived in Telford unchecked’ for decades – inquiry

More than a thousand children were sexually exploited over at least 30 years in Telford amid “shocking” police and council failings, an inquiry has concluded. Unnecessary suffering and even deaths of children ...

13 Jul 2022 at 03:04

Scotland

Sharing indecent images has ‘become the norm’ for young people, MSPs told

Sharing indecent images online has “become the norm” for young people and some do so rather than facing “constant, almost bullying behaviour”, MSPs have been told. Daljeet Dagon of Barnardo’s Scotland told ...

31 May 2023 at 18:26

Nearly half of perpetrators of group child sexual abuse are children, data shows

Nearly half of abusers involved in group sexual exploitation of children are themselves aged between 10 and 17, police data has suggested. A national taskforce found that 48% of 4,768 perpetrators ...

21 Nov 2024 at 00:01

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