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2 years

Victims of Savile I represented and have spoken with today are all disgusted by Boris Johnson’s comments. They’ve told me they want him to withdraw them and apologise. I urge Johnson to do that right away. Weaponising their suffering to get out of a political hole is disgraceful

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As one of the lawyers who represented Savile’s victims, I can confirm that attacks on @Keir_Starmer over this are totally unjustified. Starmer did more than any other DPP to advance rights of victims. No DPP can control every decision but CPS was much better under his leadership

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My client sought safety in a women’s refuge. She was then sexually assaulted by a man employed by the refuge.She spoke to @bindelj As I say in the piece this horrific case highlights why we need to defend and preserve women-only services & safe spaces

Sex attack on woman INSIDE domestic abuse refuge proves we need female-only spaces

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5 years

Extraordinary evidence at #IICSA today - Lord Steel admits that Cyril Smith confessed to him in 1979 that abuse allegations against him were true – but Steel still did nothing about it, & made no effort to investigate whether Smith posed any continuing risk to children.

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Utterly depressing to see Lisa Nandy -who has been so impressive on other issues - state that a child rapist should housed in a woman’s prison. And to be applauded for it by party members. The Labour Party seems to be completely losing touch with reality

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4 years

There was a failure by authorities to understand #CSE and grooming - until @Keir_Starmer and @nazirafzal came into the CPS, drove through change and secured convictions I saw this myself as a lawyer acting for victims in many of these cases @lucyallan please don’t mislead

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There was a total failure by the authorities to understand #cse #grooming , a dismissive attitude towards victims, and a belief that victims brought it on themselves.

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Damages paid to woman sexually assaulted by man in women's refuge. BBC News report on my client’s case - I hope the wider lessons will be learned

Payout for victim sexually assaulted by man in women's refuge

The victim, who had fled from an abusive partner, was repeatedly sexually abused by a male worker.

www.bbc.co.uk

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2 years

Raab is unable to substantiate the accusation against @Keir_Starmer because it’s untrue. As one of the lawyers who represented Savile’s victims I am revolted to see PM and Deputy PM peddling more lies. They care nothing for abuse victims as Johnson’s “spaffing” comment confirms

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Dominic Raab on Radio 4 unable to substantiate Johnson’s accusation that Sir Keir failed to prosecute Jimmy Savile as DPP

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Lawyers know Lord Devlin as a famous jurist who pronounced on the relationship between law and morality. But he was also a child abuser. In this moving piece his daughter Clare talks to ⁦ @beatrixcampbell ⁩

‘Our silence permits perpetrators to continue’: one woman’s fight to expose a father’s abuse

At 81, after years of suffering, Clare Devlin has joined the campaign to stop sex crime against children by revealing her own ordeal at the hands of her celebrated judge parent

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Just spoke to ITN & Sky News about the release of Gary Glitter and how it makes my client (one of his victims) feel. He gave her a life sentence of trauma. He has never showed remorse. His release makes her feel devalued. A terrible day for her and for all his victims

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3 years

Sunday Times reports on my client A711 and her legal action against the Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster. The disgraceful behaviour of their so-called safeguarding team was hugely retraumatising and they also breached her confidentiality. A711 is determined to fight this

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5 years

Steel, Johnson and child sex abuse - letter in ⁦ @thetimes ⁩ today from myself and my colleague ⁦ @Kim_LHarrison ⁩

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3 years

Brilliant news- @nazirafzal to be chair of new Catholic safeguarding agency. Nazir is fearless & has great integrity & expertise. I wish him the very best. To succeed, he needs proper resourcing from the church & a #mandatoryreporting law from the government. Hope he gets both

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Some Personal News: Nazir Afzal will head Catholic Church's drive to stamp out child abuse via @MailOnline

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6 months

Letter in The Times today from myself and legal colleagues - IICSA’s final report was published a year ago today, but a year on, disgracefully, not a single one of the main recommendations has been implemented.

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2 years

One very clear and welcome statement from the IICSA report today is that there must be NO confessional exemption to mandatory reporting. No religious “get out”. Absolutely right. Will the Catholic Church comply?

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Message from one of my clients who was seriously sexually assaulted by a priest in the Church of England- I am sure she speaks for many thousands of others ⁦ @JustinWelby ⁩

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4 years

“Lord Steel should have provided leadership. He abdicated responsibility. He looked at Cyril Smith not through the lens of child protection but through the lens of political expediency”. @inquiryCSA report, also noting that Steel is unrepentant. Time to expel him from the Lords

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2 years

Our statement on today’s @InquiryCSA report, just published:

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@SteveChalke This is an absolutely terrible tweet and I find it alarming that a schools leader could respond in this way. Have you heard of grooming ? Do you understand abuse?

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1 year

As a lawyer for abuse survivors (inc those abused by Savile) I have consistently argued for tougher sentences. I also condemned Boris Johnson’s totally unjustified attacks on Starmer over the Savile case. This ad debases the debate and @UKLabour need to take it down.

The Labour Party

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Labour is the party of law and order.

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1 year

Manchester Arena report today concludes that misogynistic violence should be seen as a risk marker for involvement in extremism. This reflects our submissions to the inquiry @polblonde @feministdissent

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2 years

Whatever tomorrow’s @InquiryCSA report says, it deserves to be properly discussed by the media and the public. Child abuse is a hugely important subject, and survivors deserve no less. It will be an insult if government shenanigans push such an important issue to the margins

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3 years

In the first case of its kind, my client A711 brought a damages claim against the Catholic Diocese of Westminster for mistreatment of her during the safeguarding process. The Diocese has now settled the claim. A clear message from survivors to the church

Humiliation for cardinal as rape victim wins payout over smears

A woman who was sexually abused by a priest from the age of 15 has been given a payout by the Catholic church after officials branded her “needy” and “manipu

www.thetimes.co.uk

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4 years

An extraordinarily mealy-mouthed resignation statement from Lord Steel. Not even a hint ofapology to Smith’s victims- in fact Steel seeks to portray himself as the victim here. Ludicrous and shameful

Cyril Smith accuser calls for David Steel to be prosecuted

Alleged child abuse victim says Steel should be arrested for failing to report Smith

www.theguardian.com

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6 years

“I am not a vindictive person. I only wish for an acknowledgement that my experience was a reality and that the Church of England take responsibility for their inaction” Poignant words of Neil Todd, #PeterBall victim, shortly before his suicide #Anglicanhearing

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2 years

Most rape victims in London drop complaints after speaking to police. Research by @LDNVictimsComm . Yet more evidence of the effective decriminalisation of rape

Most rape victims in London drop complaints after speaking to police

Most of those do so within a month of going to police, as report warns victims are being deterred from pursuing justice

www.theguardian.com

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5 years

@SewellMartin Listen to Sumption on BBC just now. Critic of judicial activism. Says the SC judgement absolutely right because it restores parliament to its rightful place in our constitution. “You could not have a more conservative judgement”.

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The Catholic Church cannot be trusted to self police on child abuse. Mandatory reporting is now required. My comment for ⁦ @Christianitymag ⁩

The Catholic Church cannot be trusted to investigate child abuse. ...

Former Pope Benedict XVI argued the Catholic church can be trusted to self-police itself when accusations of abuse emerge. But a new report alleges Benedict failed to act over child abuse cases when...

www.premierchristianity.com

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1 year

This is a really important campaign by @ejtayloruk . ‘Flashing’ is often a precursor to even more serous sexual offences but as @bindelj has written and as we saw with the Couzens case is often not taken seriously.

Emma-Jane Taylor (E-J) 🇬🇧

@ejtayloruk

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I’ve no intention of keeping quiet about this. It’s a serious matter for the #VAWG movement. I’ve lost count of the amount of women coming forward to say they were “flashed” at and not taken seriously or given victim support. Regardless of whether someone intends to cause…

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3 years

Really important report by @clarefallon . As @nazirafzal says in the report, the backstories of many of the most serious sexual offenders include indecent exposure. The failure to take this crime seriously means opportunities to prevent even worse crimes are being missed

Channel 4 News

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3 years

More than 45,000 reports of indecent exposure have been recorded in England and Wales in the past 6 years, exclusive figures obtained by Channel 4 News show. Lisa Squire, who's daughter Libby was murdered by a man with a history of past sex offences, said it "haunts" her.

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Wow.The 2 members of the CofE Independent Safeguarding Board are fighting back publicly against the outrageous attempt by ⁦ @churchofengland ⁩ to destroy their independence.Bravo ⁦ @Jas_Sanghera_KN ⁩ and ⁦ @SteveReevesUK Survivors are with you

Independent Safeguarding Board serves dispute resolution notice to Archbishops’ Council

Board members say Council has frustrated their work and threatened their independence

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3 years

Joseph Quigley - Catholic priest, religious education adviser & child abuser - has today been sentenced to 11.5 years in jail & sex offenders register for life. Good. But serious questions as to how this case was handled by Archdiocese of Birmingham. More to follow in due course

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Church of England set up an Independent Safeguarding Board.Its members @Jas_Sanghera_KN ⁩ & ⁦ @SteveReevesUK ⁩ asserted their independence. So the CofE has sacked them. What a disgraceful, dishonest charade. Nothing about the CofE can be trusted.

Statement from Archbishops’ Council on the Independent Safeguarding Board | The Church of England

A statement on the Independent Safeguarding Board (ISB)

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2 years

Victim of Barry Bennell secures payout from ex-owners of Butlins resort. Coverage of case brought by ⁦ @DavidLeanLeano ⁩ ,represented by my colleague ⁦ @Kim_LHarrison ⁩ Justice for David who is an outstanding & brave campaigner for survivors

Victim of paedophile coach Barry Bennell, 67, secures payout

David Lean (pictured), 53, was groomed by paedophile football coach Barry Bennell, 67, when he visited a Butlins Holiday Park in Pwllheli, north-west Wales, with his family in 1979.

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@johnmilbank3 If you think that gay marriage isn’t widely accepted and supported amongst people of all social backgrounds , you need to get out more. Or if you can’t manage that, at least look at the opinion polling evidence

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4 years

Jehovah’s Witnesses tried to get @cedarsjwsurvey removed as a core participant in #IICSA for criticising them, & tried to get Ivor Frank removed from the IICSA panel for asking questions. Looks to me like the behaviour of a totalitarian sect, desperate to silence opposing views

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5 years

“Father McArdle declared that he went to confession 1500 times with 30 priests over 25 years admitting to his sexual abuse of children. Not one priest went to police. McArdle was merely told ‘Go home and pray’. How can any institution support this failure to protect children?”

Mandate Now

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Interview by. @SecularLobby with former Det Chief Inspector @Peter_Fox59 about #MR and the Catholic church.

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3 years

Anyone who thinks CAMHS is well resourced is completely disconnected from reality. Yet to come across any child who hasn’t faced a very, very long wait for CAMHS support

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If Nadine Dorries thinks CAMHS is well-resourced, perhaps she could explain why some providers turn away 80%+ of referrals? If she has an answer, could she explain why some children waited 450+ days for autism support, 280 days for PTSD and 195 days for help after an overdose?

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@Stevo40001 @D531320 @TalkTV @JuliaHB1 Actually @bindelj (who is one of the best known “lefty feminists” in this country) has been writing about this issue for years. In fact she was the first journalist to write in any depth about it, and talk to the victims properly, well over a decade ago.

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3 years

Now published. I hope this book will be a useful resource for all those involved in this work

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3 years

Boarding school abuse revelations highlight urgent need for #MandatoryReporting . As I say in this Sunday Times report today, Britain is an outlier in not having it. This needs to change

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4 years

Jehovah’s Witnesses being prosecuted in Belgium for incitement to hatred. Follows shunning of a member who tried to expose sex abuse. May set an important precedent

Jehovah’s Witnesses to face trial for discrimination and incitement to hate

The Belgian congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses attended a hearing yesterday in criminal court in response to charges of discrimination based on religious beliefs and incitement to hatred.

www.thebulletin.be

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4 years

Top Catholic cardinal admits church destroyed documents on clergy sexual abuse. Something everyone has suspected for years, but denied by the church - now finally admitted by a Cardinal

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3 years

Today’s @inquiryCSA report highlights “egregious failings” in child protection by religious organisations, barriers to reporting of abuse & need for overhaul of regulation of religious bodies. Arguments for #MandatoryReporting and independent oversight are now overwhelming

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‘Buckingham Palace opposed stripping Savile of knighthood after his death’ - interesting piece by ⁦ @TimesONeill ⁩ on the issue of posthumous forfeiture of honours and whether the rules should change

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1 year

Bravo to this US Catholic priest, Father Connell, who has called for mandatory reporting of abuse by clergy and repeal of the Catholic Church’s seal of confession in respect of child abuse. He says silence on child abuse is immoral. His Archbishop is now trying to silence him

Nate’s Mission

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We held a press conference today to show support for Father Connell, who was retaliated against by Archbishop Listecki for advocating for abuse victims. After having his faculties to hear confession removed, he’s standing firm in support for survivors and an abuse-free church.

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Government confirms following IICSA that it will introduce #mandatoryreporting of child sexual abuse. Important that any law follows the ⁦⁦ @mandatenow ⁩ model to ensure the reporting of reasonable suspicion of abuse

Child sex abuse: Failure to report crimes to be made illegal

Ministers plan to compel teachers and social workers to flag up signs of abuse - or face sanctions.

www.bbc.com

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#IICSA report on Anglican Church just out. Concludes victims & survivors still being failed. Bishops have too much power and too little accountability. “Lasting change will require more than platitudes”. Indeed. We need #MandatoryReporting & independent oversight

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This extraordinarily powerful piece by @JanetHFife about the abuse and harassment she suffered from senior Church of England cleric Brandon Jackson, and her battle for justice from the church, has been published in @ChurchTimes today. A must-read

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4 years

Coming up on BBC - Exposed: The Church's Dark Secret. About the brave individuals who brought Bishop Peter Ball to justice - and the cover-up that went to the highest levels of the Church of England.

BBC Two - Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret

The story of the individuals who brought Bishop Peter Ball to justice.

www.bbc.co.uk

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3 years

My personal take on the IICSA report on child protection in religious settings. Very good on barriers to disclosure, weaker on solutions. And still giving religious fundamentalists too much of a free pass

Fundamentalists are still being given too much of a free pass on child abuse

The IICSA inquiry's latest report on child abuse in religious organisations and settings provides welcome evidence of significant problems – but is still too light on much-needed solutions, says...

www.secularism.org.uk

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4 years

Catholic priests breached sanctity of confessional to “out” gay soldiers.... Yet the church refuses to breach confessional to prevent child abuse. Breathtaking hypocrisy and double standards

Minister apologises for priests who outed gay soldiers

A defence minister apologised yesterday as it emerged that Catholic chaplains in the armed forces broke the confidentiality of confession to “out” gay and lesbian personnel to the authorities.The...

www.thetimes.co.uk

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My client who is a victim of Gary Glitter expresses her upset at the parole board’s decision to hold Glitter’s parole hearing in private. Their promises of greater openness since the Worboys case mean little in reality - secrecy is still their default instinct

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2 years

So true. When I did some work with Keir Starmer in 2014/15 his integrity, work ethic and unflashy desire to make the country better were so obvious. This week the Tory clown show ruined the IICSA report for survivors. Can we please have a PM who wants to do an honest day’s work

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yes, Keir Starmer is a talented but boring man. He has a family, he loves his mum, he takes his kids to the football, his wife works in the NHS. But you know what? Great. Most of us are boring people, when you get right down to it. I think the UK could do with a bit of normal.

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Catholic priest who preyed on schoolboys branded a 'beast' as he is jailed for historic sex offences in Leeds

Catholic priest who preyed on schoolboys branded a 'beast' as he is jailed for historic sex...

A Catholic priest has been locked up after being found guilty of sexually abusing six boys in his care.

www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

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4 years

Delighted to be ranked again as a Band 1 “Leader in the Field” in Chambers 2021. I deal with some truly dreadful cases but lucky to have wonderful clients and colleagues which makes it all worthwhile #chambersandpartners

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7 years

‘Days of rage’ are indulgent and useless if Britain’s vulnerable remain voiceless. V good piece by @MatthewBolton_

‘Days of rage’ are indulgent and useless if Britain’s vulnerable remain voiceless | Matthew Bolton

After Grenfell, the ambition should be to ensure that all of us are equipped to fight back against neglect

www.theguardian.com

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3 years

Why does anyone apart from a few specific occupations need to own a gun at all. We've had 18 months of massive restrictions on personal freedom but we allow 14 year olds upwards to own guns and this is the result

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Plymouth shooting, Jake Davison had licence revoked in December but it was restored after he attended anger management course. How can a gun licence can be given to a man who has had to attend an anger management course? How?

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Such devastating news and I’m struggling to take it in. Alan always spoke up for survivors. A wise, empathetic and witty friend. My thoughts are with all those who loved him.

Death announced of the Rt Rev Dr Alan Wilson, Bishop of Buckingham - Diocese of Oxford

The Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft, has announced with great sadness the unexpected death of his colleague, the Rt Revd Dr Alan Wilson, Bishop of Buckingham.

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Very poor and misjudged from @joswinson . @InquiryCSA is examining David Steel’s actions over Cyril Smith in detail and will be reporting in a few months. At the very least, the Lib Dems should wait until the #IICSA report comes out. This just looks like another cover up

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VIDEO: @joswinson says David Steel is back in @LibDems after controversy over paedophile MP Cyril Smith because: 🔹There was a (non-independent) inquiry. 🔹Steel 'clarified' his comments (but Swinson doesn't know how). *This* is why abuse survivors don't trust the establishment.

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#Worboys kept victims’ addresses, but victims not been provided with any info at all about his licence conditions & how they will be protected. Many now fearing for their safety. Unacceptable that victim concerns being ignored – @DavidGauke needs to rectify this right away

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Archbishop of Canterbury statement on Soul Survivor. Sadly ⁦ @JustinWelby ⁩ fails to acknowledge that his own closeness to Soul Survivor is one reason why an investigation independent of the Church of England is so necessary

Archbishop of Canterbury statement on Soul Survivor | The Archbishop of Canterbury

Statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

www.archbishopofcanterbury.org

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Daily Telegraph today carries an obituary of Rev Brandon Jackson former Dean of Lincoln, describing him as ‘strong minded and confrontational’ In reality he was a career long bully and sexual abuser and harasser of women. The church recently paid damages to one of his victims

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After her conviction, let’s call Ghislaine Maxwell what she is – a sex trafficker, not a socialite.

After her conviction, let’s call Ghislaine Maxwell what she is – a sex trafficker, not a socialite...

The glamorous past of Epstein’s procurer might blind some to her shocking crimes

www.theguardian.com

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My further thoughts on the IICSA report. The headlines looked good and some proposals in it are welcome. But some of the most important proposals are badly flawed and we will have to fight to strengthen them as the recommendations go through Parliament

IICSA and clerical abuse: the devil in the detail

Richard Scorer unpacks the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and finds that while they appear promising at first glance, they may not be enough to protect children...

www.secularism.org.uk

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The outcome of the Soul Survivor investigation poses some profound questions for the CofE. Abuse went on over 40 years. But it didn’t come out despite PSR 1, or PSR 2, or IICSA. So how good is church safeguarding? We need #MandatoryReporting now

Concerns substantiated in Mike Pilavachi investigation | The Church of England

Concerns substantiated in Mike Pilavachi investigation - update from joint internal Church investigation by the National Safeguarding Team and diocese of St Albans

www.churchofengland.org

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Lest anyone think the Church of England has changed, this is the current Bishop of Chester- unable to say whether possession of 8000 images of child sexual abuse should disqualify a cleric from ministry

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2 years

Our submissions today to the Manchester Arena inquiry. Didsbury Mosque failed to confront extremism in the run up to 2017 and this failure continues. Given this dereliction of duty their charitable status should be reconsidered

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John Cooper QC accuses Didsbury Mosque of failing to confront extremism in the run up to 2017 & continuing to do so today. He invites the Inquiry Chair Sir John Saunders to refer the case to the Charities' Commission to reconsider the mosque's charitable status.

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Government announces safeguarding review regarding sexual abuse in schools. But led by Ofsted which failed to see it. Also, @InquiryCSA just examined this. We don’t need another inquiry- we need a school inspectorate with proper safeguarding expertise, and #MandatoryReporting

BBC News (UK)

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Helpline for victims of sexual abuse in schools launched, as well as a safeguarding review, in the wake of testimonies revealed online

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I agree. Ethnicity of perpetrators was a factor in Rochdale but from the files I’ve seen misogyny was a bigger issue. Victims seen as “not credible” & profound misconceptions amongst police/social services about consent. Lots of victim blaming. And also class bias

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In Rochdale, ethnicity was an issue but not THE issue THE issue when it comes to rape and sexual offences is that authorities refused to listen to victims, to women & girls Misogyny is the reason why offenders offend & why those with responsibility to safeguard, failed to do so

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Church says paedo vicar, 86, may lose his 'honorary title' . Shouldn’t be any doubt about this- why do churches still take so long to act

Church says paedo vicar, 86, may lose his 'honorary title'

The Diocese of Liverpool confirmed it was launching a review about their much-criticised decision-making in Rev Jon Roberts' case

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

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“Hospital executive said contacting police would damage the hospital’s reputation”. In IICSA @mandatenow and I criticised the NHS ‘duty of candour’ as an inadequate substitute for a proper mandatory reporting regime. It dosen’t appear to have worked here

Doctors were forced to apologise for raising alarm over Lucy Letby and baby deaths

Guardian investigation also reveals Countess of Chester hospital executive feared contacting police would ‘damage reputation’

www.theguardian.com

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@Richard_Scorer

3 years

Children in #LambethCouncil care were abused on an industrial scale. In the late 1970s one of them, LA-A2, took his own life, but Lambeth lied to the coroner and concealed the abuse. Today’s @InquiryCSA report recommends police begin a criminal inquiry into that cover up

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This language from @psephizo a member of the Church of England Archbishop’s Council- describing the Jay report as “garbage” - is disgraceful. I hope @churchofengland will condemn it unreservedly and do so quickly

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Former Archbishop of York Lord Sentamu forced to step back from ministry after child sex abuse review. He should not be in the House of Lords either

Lord Sentamu 'forced to step back' from ministry after child sex abuse review

Independent review found the former Archbishop of York failed to act on a disclosure of child sexual abuse by a Church of England priest

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Proud to be ranked as a Band 1 “Leader in the Field” in #Chambers2022 today. Thankyou to my wonderful colleagues and clients who make all that we do worthwhile

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@Richard_Scorer

3 years

@Rod_Ardehali Can I put in a word for Jimmy’s Turkish restaurant in Sheffield. Got a takeaway there recently and it was superb. Best Sigara Borek I have ever tasted even including Istanbul

HOME | Jimmy's Kitchen

wearejimmys.co.uk

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Today’s #IICSA report is also utterly excoriating about the Vatican, and calls out the blatant hypocrisy of Pope Francis in claiming to tackle clerical sex abuse whilst at the same time trying to frustrate IICSA’s work. Pope Francis simply cannot be trusted on this

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3 years

Pleasure to go on @LBC just now and discuss #MandatoryReporting with Eddie Mair- alongside @khallisey16 who made excellent point about the need for independent oversight of safeguarding in religious settings. Can only hope that today is a catalyst for real change

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3 years

How do you fix a problem like Greater Manchester Police? V good analysis of current problems including consequences of disbanding the specialist sexual offences unit in 2017, and what the forces’s failings mean for victims of rape and other serious crime

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1 year

Thankyou @GMB for inviting me on to discuss the Gary Glitter case this morning. Very low rates of sex crime prosecution combined with release half way through sentence for an irredeemably evil man. Victims and the public deserve so much better

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Archbishop of Canterbury given a VERY easy ride on the Today programme this morning. Not asked about his personal involvement in John Smyth case. Not asked whether bishops who cover up abuse should be sitting in the House of Lords

John Adams

@JohnAdamsEbble

4 years

@JustinWelby having far too easy an interview on @BBCr4today by @Marthakearney regarding the scandalous institutionalised @churchofengland in response to yesterday’s @InquiryCSA child abuse report. @Richard_Scorer @JonathanRGibbs @InesonMatthew @seaofcomplicity

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C of E bishops should lose responsibility for safeguarding children, says inquiry

Damning report says church protected its reputation above its ‘explicit moral purpose’

www.theguardian.com

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2 years

One of my clients, a survivor of abuse in the Church of England, comments on the CofE Past Cases Review (version 2): “I don’t want their faith to compel them, but their humanity”.

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Damning assessment of the Vatican’s continuing failings and entrenched resistance to action on clerical sex abuse by @ctrlamb in The Tablet. The Pope’s ‘protection of minors’ commission comes in for strong (and entirely justified) criticism

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6 years

If you’re angry about #Worboys case- please follow and support @centreWJ which is doing great work challenging failings by state agencies to prevent violence against women and ensure justice for victims

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4 years

Delighted and honoured to be shortlisted for partner of the year in the upcoming Manchester Legal Awards

Manchester Legal Awards 2024

@MLAwards

4 years

Partner of the Year... Matthew Claughton, @ollierssltd Ian Lewis, @jmwsolicitors Richard Scorer, @SlaterGordonUK Rachel Somerset, @MillsandReeve

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All true. But the criminal justice process has all but collapsed. It can now take 5 years or more for a rape case to come to trial; if it ever gets that far, which the vast majority don’t. Is it any wonder that complainants turn to the media for accountability?

Paul Embery

@PaulEmbery

7 months

1. Allegations of sexual assault must *always* be taken seriously. 2. Complainants deserve be treated with compassion and understanding. 3. Those guilty of sexual assault deserve the severest punishment. 4. Those accused have the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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The Times today- “Inquiry must make it mandatory to report child abuse”. Excellent piece by ⁦ @TimesONeill ⁩ ahead of the ⁦ @InquiryCSA ⁩ report coming out later this week

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Fury as Gary Glitter pictured browsing smartphone and asking about Dark Web. This footage is very disturbing. As I say in the article Glitter has never shown any remorse and will always be a danger to children

Fury as paedo Gary Glitter pictured browsing phone & asking about Dark Web

POP paedophile Gary Glitter is seen browsing a smartphone in a shocking picture that shows him enjoying freedom after his release from prison — sparking a furious reaction from politicians and his…

www.thesun.co.uk

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2 years

A million children abused by Italian priests, and it barely makes the news | Comment | The Sunday Times. “The most dangerous moment in any scandal is when anger shades into indifference”

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4 years

IICSA today:Catholic canon law expert confirms that priest who breaks seal of confession to report a child abuser to the police will be excommunicated immediately, whereas a priest who commits child sexual abuse will often take years to be laicised (ie defrocked) by the church

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6 years

Very clear there are serious concerns amongst ministers about parole board decision in #Worboys - and big questions about the evidence considered by the board. The decision to release this dangerous, manipulative man is wrong and it needs to be stopped

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“Sinead and her music were born out of Ireland, a damaged country. Her lyrics were born out of family pain and suffering. Her outspokenness and anger were born out of her abuse. We need that truth to jolt us out of complacency”. Lovely piece @maireadken

Sinead O’Conner (1966-2023): A wanderer, priest and prophet

Dr Margaret Kennedy pays tribute to the Irish singer-songwriter who was campaigning for sexual abuse in the Church to be exposed long before it became mainstream

www.premierchristianity.com

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3 years

Private Eye: Bradford Cathedral has paid substantial damages to a woman who alleges she was bullied and groped by ex provost Brandon Jackson. As the complainant’s solicitor I can confirm the accuracy of this story. Church of England facing accountability for bullying & harassment

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C of E traditionalists argue that confession should be exempt from mandatory reporting of abuse. The usual regressive arguments are trotted out here but the evidence from actual cases & research are ignored. Government must reject religious exceptionalism

Traditionalists argue that confession should be exempt from mandatory reporting of abuse

THE traditionalist group Forward in Faith, and The Society, of which it is part, have formally asked...

www.churchtimes.co.uk

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4 years

Charities Commission at @inquirycsa confirms that the obstruction the CC experienced from Jehovah’s Witnesses/Watchtower to their safeguarding inquiries was unprecedented and at a level never encountered from another charity . @cedarsjwsurvey

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3 years

Two-fifths of police forces in England and Wales lack rape units. A few years ago it looked like real progress was being made in prosecuting sexual offences. This progress now completely eroded and many perpetrators have impunity

Two-fifths of police forces in England and Wales lack rape units

Exclusive: campaigners concerned after FoI revelation that 17 forces do not have specialist Rasso units

www.theguardian.com

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4 years

Sunday Times asking this morning why former Archbishop of York John Sentamu not been awarded a life peerage. In fact, v good reasons why he shouldn’t be, given serious failings on safeguarding, as highlighted here.

Matthew Ineson

@InesonMatthew

4 years

@BBCR4Sunday @paulbayes @JohnSentamu ignored disclosure of church sexual abuse, left an abuser 5 years to continue abusing, bullied the victim & been aggressive. What valuable contribution did all that make to my, or any victims, life? If Sentamu is given a peerage it is an insult to victim/survivors

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Letter in ⁦ @ChurchTimes ⁩ about Canon John Roberts , Liverpool CofE priest and child abuser, and how he was protected by Justin Welby (now Archbishop of Canterbury) in 2011. Cases begs many questions about Welby’s judgement & quality of decision making by Bishops generally

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