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More powers to tackle child sexual abuse tabled in Online Safety Bill amendment

Social media companies could be compelled to roll out or introduce new technologies to help detect child sexual abuse and exploitation content, through proposals being put forward by the Government in an amendment to the Online Safety Bill. The ...

06 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Child sex abuse victims ‘will feel cheated’ if report is not hard-hitting

Victims will feel “cheated” if the findings of an overarching report from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse are not hard-hitting, a survivor has said. The final report, taking in all 19 strands of the inquiry such as ...

19 Oct 2022 at 20:03

Government response weak and at times disingenuous – abuse inquiry chairwoman

The Government’s response to a long-running inquiry into child sex abuse has been branded “weak” and “apparently disingenuous” – with ministers accused of failing to understand the need for action. Professor Alexis Jay, ...

30 May 2023 at 09:39

Children being coerced into most severe forms of sexual abuse online – report

Children as young as seven are being coerced by abusers into filming themselves carrying out the most severe forms of child sexual abuse material, a charity has warned as it urged the Government to return the Online ...

18 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Boarding schools ‘ideal environment for grooming’

A new report into child sexual abuse has found boarding schools are the “ideal environment for grooming”, with pupils being more dependent on adults around them than in non-residential settings. The report from the ...

01 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Child abuse inquiry calls for tougher laws and compensation scheme for victims

Laws compelling people in positions of trust to report child sexual abuse and a national compensation scheme for victims should be introduced, a seven-year inquiry into institutional failings in England and Wales ...

20 Oct 2022 at 18:08

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2021 declared worst year for child sexual abuse online: How to talk to children about staying safe

The internet has massively helped us get through the pandemic – especially children and young people. Yet 2021 was also ‘the worst year on record for child sexual abuse online’, according to a new report by the ...

13 Jan 2022 at 15:14

Conservatives to seek support for new child grooming inquiry in symbolic vote

The Conservatives will seek to garner support for a new nationwide child grooming investigation with a symbolic vote in the Commons, amid an ongoing spat between ministers and billionaire Elon Musk. Sir Keir ...

07 Jan 2025 at 22:30

Starmer set for Commons showdown over call for grooming gangs inquiry

MPs will vote on Kemi Badenoch’s call for a national inquiry on grooming gangs after she warned that Sir Keir Starmer’s refusal to back it would fuel concerns about a “cover-up”. The Prime Minister hit out ...

08 Jan 2025 at 15:31

Starmer and Badenoch clash over Tory demand for grooming gang inquiry

Sir Keir Starmer directly urged Kemi Badenoch to drop her call for a national inquiry on grooming gangs because it would mean derailing legislation aimed at bolstering the safety of children. At Prime ...

08 Jan 2025 at 13:00

Starmer hits back at critics of his record on grooming gangs amid Musk row

Sir Keir Starmer has defended his record of prosecuting child grooming gangs and said those “spreading misinformation are not interested in the victims”, as he remains locked in a row with ...

07 Jan 2025 at 04:56

Starmer expected to face questions about Musk’s grooming gang criticism

The Prime Minister is expected to face questions on Monday about Elon Musk’s attacks on his Government over past grooming gang cases as campaigners call for Labour to set up a child ...

06 Jan 2025 at 00:36

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